Germany, Heer. A Pair of Eastern Front Campaign Shields Republic of measures 41

measures 41

It is written in English and was probably filled out upon Backhausen’s capture by Allied forces

He was sent to the Canadian Concentration Camp at Kinmel Park on January 13

A First War Medal Pair to the Royal Air Force - British War Medal (18900

measuring 62 mm (w) x 92 mm (l) x 22 mm (h)

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Eastern Front Campaign Shields Republic of measures 41(Heer rmelschilder). A pair of Eastern Front campaign shields, including: 1. A Krim Shield, 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, the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs, affixing the shield to a zink backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact light brown paper