German Army Romania Sleeve Insignia (1st version)
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SKU: 20.GOR.03.02.07.022.000
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Bevo-made, red, dark yellow, blue and black embroidered insignia, on a Army green rayon base, maker marked "BEVO-WUPPERTAL" along the bottom edge, 69 mm x 83 mm, very light soiling across the "ROMANIA" masthead, mint.
Foreigners in the Wehrmacht either wore their own national uniforms with German rank insignia, or German uniforms with sleeve insignia identifying their country of origin. These sleeve insignia were supposed to be worn on the right upper sleeve, although they were also often worn on the left side. The shield usually shows the national colours, and often comes with a country name in Latin capitals at the top.
Of most of the foreigners sleeve insignia one or more additional (slightly) altered variants may exist.
The Romania insignia has two main version.
One version shows vertical national colours, blue/yellow/red, inside a black border, with “Romania” in yellow letters on black.
The other version shows a yellow eagle on black with a white/black shield, inside a red border, and with “Rumänien” in yellow letters on red.
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