Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Auction 80 mm (w) x 29

80 mm (w) x 29

1914-15 Star (166306 G

the obverse with a circular applique bearing a static black enameled swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a bronze ring inscribed “Der Deutschen Mutter” (The German Mother)

his death coming two days before his nineteenth birthday

obverse with the image of the bell with eagle over five conjoined rings insignia of the Berlin Summer Games

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Auction 80 mm (w) x 29(Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse bearing a shield with 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 zink backplate with a dark grey wool liner indicating Luftwaffe issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 60 mm (w) x 60. 48 mm (h), in overall near extremely fine condition.