Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Auction Archive He lived in Montreal

He lived in Montreal

a component of the 2nd Balloon Wing on the Western Front

of Freedom

measuring approximately 35 mm (w) x 35 mm (h)

and described as such

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Auction Archive He lived in Montreal(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, 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 dark grey wool liner indicating Luftwaffe issue, the reverse training a fully intact black paper liner, the shield measuring