Canada, United States. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch United Republic of with the Reuß royal crown

with the Reuß royal crown directly above

illustrating mountains and trees with a ribbon banner inscribed "MRZLI" below

the decisive battle of the conflict is known as the Nomonhan Incident after a nearby villageon the border between Mongolia and Manchuria

measuring 110 mm x 37 mm

The signature in black ink is indecipherable

Canada, United States. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch United Republic of with the Reuß royal crownWhite embroidered lettering, on a red embroidered field, measuring 35 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), 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 trained at Fort William Henry Harrison near Helena,