Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Archive affixed to zink backplate with

affixed to zink backplate with a horizontal pinback

measuring 129 mm x 53 mm

Alfred von Vollard-Bockelberg became the head of the Transport Troops Inspectorate and in 1927 he began training the transport officers in the theories of armored warfare

lightly soiled insert with a raised platform and recessed medal bed

For combatants

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Archive affixed to zink backplate with(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic 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 dates 1941 1942, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with an intact reverse paper backer and field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 53. 50 mm (w) x 61. 18 mm