followed two months later by his arrival with the 10th Infantry Battalion on August 18th
It shows the award of the KC for Leutnant WernerKlaucke
A First War converted Bavarian pilot’s badge (Flugzeugführer Abzeichen)
the top with checkered pattern NCO’s trees
White metal cross pattée with magnetic core
Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Heer Issue United Republic of followed two months later by(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