Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster United Republic of 275 mm in width x

275 mm in width x 30 mm in height

measuring 17 mm (w) x 34 mm (h)

is named in his honor

With copied research including: Casualty Reports of No

so Beloved Cradle and My Grave

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster United Republic of 275 mm in width x(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, attached with all four reverse prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with an intact paper backer and field grey wool liner, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Karl Wurster,