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Item Id: AB24020
KRIM Campaign Shield
€195.00
The Krim shield was instituted on July 25th 1942 to all Wehrmacht personnel who had been engaged in combat, were wounded or served three months in the campaign between September 21st 1941 and July 21st 1942. The shields were bestowed to eligible personnel by the area commander Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein and were to be worn on the upper left sleeve of the uniform.
Die stamped magnetic sheet metal construction, shield with a bronze wash. The shield is mounted on a cut-out, shield shaped, field-grey wool base with an alloy backing plate. The shield shows signs of both age and use.
Well worn example which for sure has seen some action!!
