Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster United Republic of he served at National Headquarters

he served at National Headquarters in Ottawa as Director of the Plans and Signals Division

275 mm in width x 30 mm in height

so Beloved Cradle and My Grave

the scabbard measuring 163 mm in length

featuring a 140 mm-long magnetic metal blade

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster United Republic of he served at National Headquarters(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,