Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Newly Listed He signed his Attestation Paper

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (401235) on January 11

(Heer Schirmmütze für Männer der Panzertruppe)

the obverse topped by Grohé’s letterhead

(Verkehrsaufsicht Armbinde)

5 cm (w) x 22 cm (h)

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Newly Listed He signed his Attestation Paper(Heer 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 field grey wool liner, without visible marks but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen,