Ix/60 Scharführer Teno Collar Tabs & Shoulder Board Insigniaconsign. #11 Auction I wish you all God-speed

I wish you all God-speed on your homeward journey

First Marines

In the early 19th century Brescia was part of the Austrian puppet state called the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia

One of the marines on top of a tank was wounded and fell to the ground in an exposed position

Lyrics include a “Heimatlied der Frieren” (Homesong of the Cold)

Ix/60 Scharführer Teno Collar Tabs & Shoulder Board Insigniaconsign. #11 Auction I wish you all God-speedIX 60 Scharfhrer TeNo Collar Tabs & Shoulder Board Insignia Two Collar Tabs (right hand unit collar tab has five gilt aluminum insignia, forming an "IX" above and a "60" below, separated by a horizontal rule, on a black wool base, trimmed in aluminum wire with black thread highlights, burlap backers, 45. 2 mm x 58 mm; left hand collar tab has a fifteen tooth gear with a voided centre above a five leaf cluster indicating the rank of Scharfhrer, trimmed