Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Archive with scimitar-wielding hand and mobile

with scimitar-wielding hand and mobile swastika

the Battalion fought numerous actions

both long service awards with miniature Hoheitszeichen

which had come under the control of the United Kingdom following the end of the Napoleonic Wars

Bomber Squadron Clasp

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Archive with scimitar-wielding hand and mobile(Heer Krimschield). Constructed of bronzed magnetic 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, secured with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool reverse liner indicating Heer issue, the shield measuring 51. 76 mm (w) x 61. 32 mm (h), the reverse paper liner is