Late 1940s US Army Forces Europe Shoulder Patch German-Made

This is a beautiful circa late 1940s shoulder patch for the United States Army Forces Europe, a successor to SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force). The blue patch is German-made and shows a flaming sword beneath a rainbow. The sword handle and border are embroidered in bullion.

Circa late 1940s.

Approximately 3-9/16" in height and 2-15/16" in width.

Wool embroidered in bullion and cotton/silk threads, cloth backing.

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This is from a United States Army patch collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MBEX13 LFEX9/13

8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The patch shows very little wear and only some minor tarnish to the bullion.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.