A Set Of Second War German Volunteer Army Turkestan Legion Em Shoulder Straps Auction Archive was started in 1865 with

was started in 1865 with 200 boarders and by 1905 accommodated 1000

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A Set Of Second War German Volunteer Army Turkestan Legion Em Shoulder Straps Auction Archive was started in 1865 withTurkistan Legion EM volunteers (Freiwilliger), shoulder straps, introduced in May of 1943. Wide straps (similar in width and appearance to old Russian style shoulder straps), are constructed of dark bluish green wool, with light blue rayon waffenfarbe piping (indicating Turkestan Legion). The bottom sections of the straps are constructed of coarse brownish wool, while the retaining tongues are made of tan rayon wool bland, and stitched together. An