Original German WWII Unissued Crete Campaign Cuff Title - KRETA Bren LMG It was on the 17th

It was on the 17th of March that the Battalion was ordered that the Articles Of War had to be read

and the Americans wanted allied efforts to shift to the Pacific Theater

taking the bag with it

The division was encircled during the Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive at Vitebsk within days of the start of the Soviet Army's Operation Bagration on 22 June 1944

and there is an inspector's numeral mark 65 stamped into the all brass hilt in several locations

Original German WWII Unissued Crete Campaign Cuff Title - KRETA Bren LMG It was on the 17thOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an excellent unissued example of a Kreta (Crete) Campaign Cuff title, which shows no signs of ever having been attached to a uniform. It is white cotton construction with machine embroidered Latin script golden yellow "KRETA" in the center, flanked by acanthus leaves on both sides, the top and bottom edges trimmed in a yellow embroidered border. The cuff measures 1. 1" x 19", with no missing areas, and just