Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant, Refurbished Example United Republic of measuring 50 mm (w) x

measuring 50 mm (w) x 74 mm (h)

rank and date of loss of the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action soldier

the reverse retaining a fully-intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “A4/462” and a secondary code of “029878”

bivouac areas and supply dumps in the Munda-Vila area by which he contributed to the rendering of those bases unoperational and to the invasion by out forces

GVI (89282 QMS

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant, Refurbished Example United Republic of measuring 50 mm (w) x(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic sheet metal, 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 four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backer with a replacement dark grey wool liner and black paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant