Germany, Heer. A Pair of Eastern Front Campaign Shields Republic of The motto bears the hand-crafted

The motto bears the hand-crafted and polished surrounding inscription

five Para Rescue

once folded in half and in slightly worn condition

2 mm (w) x 24 mm (h) each

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

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Eastern Front Campaign Shields Republic of The motto bears the hand-crafted(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