Germany, Heer. A Pair of Eastern Front Campaign Shields Republic of five Para Rescue

five Para Rescue

measures 41

the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver gilt crowned Bavarian lion within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt in Gold numbers

issued in Berlin o n20 October 1939

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Eastern Front Campaign Shields Republic of five Para Rescue(Heer rmelschilder). A pair of Eastern Front campaign shields, including: 1. A Krim Shield, constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs, affixing the shield to a zink backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact light brown paper