SS Croatian Bevo shield ??

[tony75]

Hi
what are your thought on this bevo shield
the (a) appears bigger but im still not sure I have no experience in this field
i tried to compare it to others i could not find any
thank you for your time and help
tony

[Dean]

It's ss Croatian freiwillen or volunteer, I believe..I dont know if the Ustasha units used it or not

[Dean]

Here are some reference pics.

[Dean]

The first image is of a Croation Officer who is an official member of the SS and is an ethnic German, you can tell by the SS patch next to his wound badge, IMO. SS Div. Handshar

[SSamir]

Here are some reference pics.

Nice pics, Dean! Could this patch possibly be from a different branch other than the SS? Maybe army? I never seen this type before on an SS tunic.

Samir

[Dean]

Im not completely sure, but I thought these were only SS volunteer patches. I have an SS aserbaidschan volunteer sleeve patch.

[Bochmann]

It's the Wehrmacht version of the Croation volunteer shield as worn by Inf Div 369, or Croats in the Luftwaffe etc.

[Dean]

Thanks for the info! I learn something new everyday. No relation to the Ustasha then either..

[tony75]

Hi
thank you all for the info and help great pics
so i take it its original
thanks again for your time and help
Tony

[SSamir]

It's the Wehrmacht version of the Croation volunteer shield as worn by Inf Div 369, or Croats in the Luftwaffe etc.

I'm new to SS insignia & to my knowledge, there were two types of the SS Croatia shields and this wasn't one of them, thanks for clarifying things up.

Samir