Canada, United States. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch GTRexclude 30 mm (w) x 40

30 mm (w) x 40

an anchor and the Bremen key is crossing each other

1939 56” in black ink

77 mm (w) x 30

reverse with enameled white centre bearing the letters “MM” (Military Merit)

Canada, United States. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch GTRexclude 30 mm (w) x 40White embroidered lettering, on a red embroidered field, measuring 37 mm (w) x 78 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,