Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity Instituted 1729

Instituted 1729

with a cotton white circle and black wool swastika

Swatch of Tunic Worn by Sergeant C

2 mm x 70 mm)

transferred to Langen-Moor Camp

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity Instituted 1729(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a zink backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 30 mm (w) x 61. 87 mm (h), with most of the bronze finish lost, in overall