Canada, United States. 1St Special Service Force Patch certificate_of_authenticity measuring 226x303mm

measuring 226x303mm

Three attempts by the EOD team to withdraw the fuse of this bomb by remote means failed

Commanding Royal Engineers

An eight pointed silver star with fine red enamel work

Canada, United States. 1St Special Service Force Patch certificate_of_authenticity measuring 226x303mmWhite cotton embroidered lettering on a red embroidered cotton field, measuring 36 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