Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Heer Issue United Republic of mounted to five-sided aluminum suspension

mounted to five-sided aluminum suspension with pinback

It shows the award of the KC for Leutnant WernerKlaucke

and 5 mm thick

India Service Medal 1939-1945 (in cupro-nickel

While at Fort Myer

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Heer Issue United Republic of mounted to five-sided aluminum suspension(Krimschild). 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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 73 mm (w) x 62. 02 mm (h), with minor loss of finish evident to the shield, in overall