Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity in shortened and very fine

in shortened and very fine condition

he will carry on with bombing and recon operations

entitled to wear the War Service Badge

flanked by acanthus leaves on both sides

along with a mounted photocopy of an article from the Ottawa Citizen in 1944

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity in shortened and very fine(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