Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Newly Listed the obverse maker marked “C

the obverse maker marked “C

In its paper sleeve of issue

stating his place of death as Reserve Hospital Bremen and burial as unknown

he travelled to Great Britain at his own expense and volunteered for the Royal Flying Corps

1943 at Kunming

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Newly Listed the obverse maker marked “C(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a German national 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, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 40 mm (w) x 61. 40 mm (h), with oxidation