A Wehrmacht (Army) Issued Kuban Campaign Shield GTRexclude 1920 and was promoted to

1920 and was promoted to Major on August 14th

six rivets

in silvered bronze

when he was given the okay to return to duty on the 26th

stamped with the 48th Reserve insignia

A Wehrmacht (Army) Issued Kuban Campaign Shield GTRexclude 1920 and was promoted toA Wehrmacht rmelshield Kuba; in die stamped bronzed metal (magnetic); measuring 62 mm x 52 mm; moderate soiling on uniform remnants; near very fine condition. Footnote: The Kuban Shield was a German Second War decoration awarded to those who fought at the Kuban bridgehead in the Soviet Union. The shield was created on September 21, 1943 and was issued until the Kuban bridgehead was abandoned in October 1943. The award came attached to a piece of cloth