Germany, Ss. A 21St Waffen Mountain Division Of The Ss “Skanderbeg” Sleeve Insignia Hold then to Temporary Warrant Officer

then to Temporary Warrant Officer 1st Class on February 1

Footnote: Destroyer Z11 Bernd von Arnim was a Type 1934A-class destroyer built in the late 1930s

Upon arrival in France on February 11

After narrowly avoiding arrest in Chiasso Lieutenant Wagner evaded the Germans and walked back through Como to Cernobbio

Germany, Ss. A 21St Waffen Mountain Division Of The Ss “Skanderbeg” Sleeve Insignia Hold then to Temporary Warrant Officer(rmelabzeichen fr Mnner der 21. Waffen Gebirgs Division der SS Skanderbeg (albanische Nr. 1)). Constructed of a black wool backer, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered red cotton shield, in turn overlaid by a machine embroidered black Albanian national eagle, unmarked, measuring 54 mm (w) x 62 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.