Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Dutch Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Auction These included the commemoration medal

These included the commemoration medal for the participants in the aeroplane

against a red horizon which evokes the brutality and bloodshed of the front

with a red enameled centrepiece bearing a silvered coat of arms of the city of Lübeck

The 2/13th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army

The cockade has a painted black and red painted centre

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Dutch Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield Auction These included the commemoration medal(Waffen SS rmelabzeichen). Constructed of black wool, the obverse bearing a shield featuring a machine embroidered Dutch tri colour emblem in multi coloured threading, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.