Canada, United States. A 1st Special Service Force Shoulder Patch Auction In March 1939

In March 1939

and is listed as killed in action on 23 August 1943 by a red ink stamp on the obverse cover

including a Kyffhäuserbund 25-year membership pin

holes on the reverse exposing the underlying white cotton support

fully intact interior fabric hinge

Canada, United States. A 1st Special Service Force Shoulder Patch Auction In March 1939A rare shoulder patch, in white embroidered lettering, on a red embroidered field, measuring 36 mm (w) x 79 mm (h), light fraying to edges, extremely fine. Footnote: The 1st Special Service Force (also called The Devil's Brigade, The Black Devils, The Black Devils' Brigade, and Freddie's Freighters) was an elite American Canadian commando unit in the Second World War, under command of the United States Fifth Army. The unit was organized in 1942 and