Germany, Heer. An Army-Issued Demjansk Shield Hold He was posted overseas on

He was posted overseas on August 7

silver gilt insignia mounted to a blue and purple enamelled centrepiece with gilt characters in Thai

13 Canadian Field Ambulance the same day

chipping evident in the white enamels on the arms at 7 and 10 o'clock on both the obverse and reverse

the two side panels are joined at the front by brown bakelite buttons

Germany, Heer. An Army-Issued Demjansk Shield Hold He was posted overseas on(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of magnetic metal, set on a field grey wool patch with a black paper backer, with all four reverse attachment prongs intact, the obverse with a central shield overlaid by crossed swords, a plane, and a date of 1942, topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK and a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 44 mm (w) x 94 mm (h) (not inclusive of backer), in very fine condition.