A Wehrmacht (Army) Issued Kuban Campaign Shield GTRexclude 253 mm x 304 mm)

253 mm x 304 mm)

marked on reverse "OLC"

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Three Second War German Medals

Extremely rare and likely finest known

A Wehrmacht (Army) Issued Kuban Campaign Shield GTRexclude 253 mm x 304 mm)A Wehrmacht rmelshield Kuba; in die stamped bronzed metal (magnetic); measuring 62 mm x 52 mm; moderate soiling on uniform remnants; near very fine condition. Footnote: The Kuban Shield was a German Second War decoration awarded to those who fought at the Kuban bridgehead in the Soviet Union. The shield was created on September 21, 1943 and was issued until the Kuban bridgehead was abandoned in October 1943. The award came attached to a piece of cloth