Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Russian Liberation Army Sleeve Shield, Embroidered Version Province of China dated 12 May 1940

dated 12 May 1940

The blade sits securely within a ribbed nickel-silver upper crossguard

and carries a facsimile and stamp in blue ink the head of the state council

and we lie / In Flanders Fields

A 1934 Reichsnährstand/Blood & Soil 1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Russian Liberation Army Sleeve Shield, Embroidered Version Province of China dated 12 May 1940(Wehrmacht Heer rmelschild der Russischen Befreiungsarmee). Constructed of dark green wool, the obverse bearing a white cotton twill shield overlaid by a blue Cross of St. Andrew, situated within a ribbed border, topped by machine embroidered golden yellow Cyrillic initials ( , or Russian Liberation Army), unmarked, measuring 56 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), an uncommon embroidered version in unissued and near mint condition.