Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Latvian Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Auction Archive (Kennkarten)

(Kennkarten)

He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in January 1917

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whose media empire was the major commercial backer of the project with four staffers among the flight's nine passengers

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Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Latvian Legion Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Auction Archive (Kennkarten)(Lettische SS Freiwilligen Legion rmelabzeichen). Constructed of black wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered multi coloured Latvian national shield, with a machine embroidered white inscription of LATVIJA, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 62 mm (h), with minor soiling and pulling evident, in near extremely fine condition.