Lot 8586
Two right collar tabs for foreign volunteers
Orders and Military Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A109r | Live auction | 1186 Lots
Description
For members of the Osttürkischer Waffen-Verband der SS with a wolf's head in bright, silver-grey RZM embroidery on fine black insignia cloth. Unworn, the linen backing with moth damage. The grey wolf is a mystical figure in Turkish mythology and remains the symbol of Turkish nationalists to this day. The unit consisted of members of the so-called “Turkic peoples”, recruited from the eastern european Balkan region and the Caucasus region. Rare collar. The second for members of the 22. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division “Maria Theresia” with a cornflower in bright, silver-grey RZM embroidery on fine black insignia cloth. Unworn, discoloured.Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?