Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Schild Archive well-preserved with light cracking and

well-preserved with light cracking and exposure

the lion and the text in Gold on the centrepiece ring

secured in place at the front with a reinforced buttonhole on the luft flap meeting a bakelite button on the right flap

It was here that a Medical Board recommended him for three months' treatment in a sanatorium and it was approved

In bronze grade (bronze)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Schild Archive well-preserved with light cracking and(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised map of Crimea and souther 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 magnetic metal backplate with an intact beige paper liner and dark grey backer indicating Luftwaffe issue, the shield measuring 51. 72 mm (w) x 61. 45 mm (h),