Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Relic Condition Auction Archive The regiment stayed in South

The regiment stayed in South Africa throughout the hostilities

with a double maker’s mark of “GRIENAUER” for the firm of Edwin Grienauer

two rivets on the reverse - tightly holding the eagle on the wreath

the interior with an off-white satin-type lid liner and intact hinge cover

General Service Medal 1918-1962 to the Royal Engineers - ER II

Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Relic Condition Auction Archive The regiment stayed in South(Heer Cholmschild). Constructed of silvered magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching an Iron Cross defaced by a central swastika, situated above an inscription of CHOLM 1942, affixed with one intact reverse attachment prong to a field grey wool backer, unmarked, measuring 39. 64 mm (w) x 64. 50 mm (h), in addition to the missing prongs the shield demonstrates oxidation through which