Original German WWII Soviet-Union Terek Cossacks Foreign Volunteers Sleeve Shield - Vth regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Cossack Division Hotchkiss MG 1945-46 U

1945-46  U

This example is in excellent condition with a lovely scabbard

This very good condition example of a WW2 German State Service flag

making this an excellent candidate for further translation research

Clubs were used during nighttime trench raiding expeditions as a quiet and effective way of killing or wounding enemy soldiers

Original German WWII Soviet-Union Terek Cossacks Foreign Volunteers Sleeve Shield - Vth regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Cossack Division Hotchkiss MG 1945-46 UOriginal Items: VERY FEW Available. These are very nice unissued examples of the Terek Cossacks Volunteer Sleeve Shields. This is the printed type, with Cyrillic letters, introduced in July 1944. The lettering stands for , meaning Terek Cossack Army. Cossacks fought on both sides of the Second World War. Many Cossack prisoners of war joined NSDAP Germany who promised to free their lands from Bolshevism. Terek Cossacks made up the Vth regiment of the