Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield For Panzer Troops Hold England (note: the British Columbia

England (note: the British Columbia Vital Statistics Death Registration states his date of birth as June 20

DSO (October 13

1858 - January 30

III Class Knight (Ordre du Mérite Combattant

promoted to Lieutenant on March 1

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield For Panzer Troops Hold England (note: the British Columbia(Krimschild fr Panzertruppe). Constructed of a bronzed alloy, the obverse consisitng 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 black wool liner and intact black paper stock backer, the shield measuring 52. 05 mm (w) x 62. 03 mm (h), in extremely fine