Krim Army Campaign Shield.
As far as we know the maker of these have not yet been identified, possibly the maker Rettenmaier.
Many of these shields come without the cloth, if the cloth is there we haven't seen a single one with the paper on the back.
There is no traces of a paper ever being applied.
With out no doubt this shield is uniform removed, there are still several threads attached to the green cloth.
Over all condition is excellent. No damages.
The shield is magnetic and has the much harder to find side prongs.
Look very good in hand.
Very nice dark bronze finish.
The green cloth backing indicates Army issue.
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History:
The Krim Shield was instituted on July 7th, 1942, and was to commemorate the German advance into the Crimea led by General von Manstein.
The award was presented to all members of the 11th German Army and the 3rd Rumanian Army that participate in the campaign. The specific criterion follows,
* To have served in the region for 3 months
* To have taken part in at least one major combat operation.
* To have been wounded while serving in the region.
These specifications were set up in part to prevent General Staff officers to receive the award from “official visits” to the area.
Each recipient was entitled to five copies of the award, and more could be purchased if necessary through LDO outlets by producing the award document that was presented with the shield. Posthumous awards were made to the family of the fallen soldier accompanied by a possession certificate.
As with all campaign shields the award was worn on the upper left sleeve of the uniform, and was authorized for wear on virtually every type of uniform, including the brown party uniform.
