Canada, Commonwealth. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch Auction Nova Scotia)

Nova Scotia)

Ottawa (dated August 26

of which 73 were recaptured

Presumably the request was denied

Canada, Commonwealth. A 1St Special Service Force Shoulder Patch Auction Nova Scotia)White embroidered lettering, on a red embroidered field, measuring 35 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 near Helena,