Germany, Heer. A Krim Campaign Shield Auction Archive The interior bears an etched

The interior bears an etched maker’s mark of “ET” for Eisenhüttenwerk Thale

incorporating many smaller Freikorps organizations

he was wounded on May 27

A mint Hermann Göring Division Luftwaffe eagle

becoming Commander of Jagdstaffel (Fighter Wing) 2 in the rank of Hauptmann (Captain) on August 10

Germany, Heer. A Krim Campaign Shield Auction Archive The interior bears an etched(Krimschild). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a raised map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, affixed to a field grey wool patch, the reverse with a zink backplate, with three of four reverse attachment prongs intact, measuring 52 mm (w) x 62 mm (h), in very fine condition.