Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Auction measuring 50 mm (w) x

measuring 50 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

Grand Cross: three-piece construction

inscribed "A" at the above left

The available sources say that he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on Feb 14th

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Auction measuring 50 mm (w) x(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, 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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a zink backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 30 mm (w) x 61. 87 mm (h), with most of the bronze finish lost, in overall