Germany, Wehrmacht. A Russian Liberation Army Sleeve Shield, Embroidered Version Archive before he became Emperor of

before he became Emperor of Ethiopia in 1889

The upper and underside of the stiff visor is in brownish-green wool

cross measuring 11 mm (w) x 22 mm (h)

consisting of a functional gilded zink alloy spring clip with dual loops emanating from the bottom

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Russian Liberation Army Sleeve Shield, Embroidered Version Archive before he became Emperor of(Wehrmacht rmelschild der Russischen Befreiungsarmee). Constructed of dark green wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered 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 50 mm (w) x 70 mm (h), demonstrating some soiling and material fatigue, the latter including a small tear to the