German Krim Shield 1941-42 With Backing Plate

Original 1941-42 Krim arm shield complete with army wool backing and plate. Two of the four pins remain in place. At one point it appears this shield was in a photo album. The outline of glue residue indicates this. Item is in reasonably good shape compared to a lot of surviving examples.

The Crimea (Krim in German) Shield was awarded to military personnel under the command of Field Marshal von Manstein, including supporting naval and air force units, who fought against Soviet Red Army forces between 21 September 1941 and 4 July 1942 and who captured the Crimea region. It was instituted on 25 July 1942. Roughly 250,000 of this award was issued across army, air and naval forces.

Code: 919