Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed both treads have been lost

both treads have been lost to time

On 1 June 1943

One year after receiving his commission

losing a number of teeth) and Quartermaster George Clarke (who served with the 11th Battalion

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed both treads have been lost(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic sheet metal, 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 dated 1941 1942, the reverse with all four attachment prongs connecting to an original magnetic metal backplate with a replacement green wool liner and black paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture