Auction #328 - Coins, Banknotes, Militaria

Award badge. Krim Shield. The Crimea Shield (Krimschild) was instituted on the 25th July 1942 and awarded to military personnel under the command of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein who fought against Soviet Russian forces and captured the Crimea region (Krim) between 21 September 1941 and 4 July 1942. As well as the German forces, the shield was also awarded to soldiers of the Romanian Armed Forces who participated in the Crimea campaign.Bronze coloured metal shield, grey-green backing, tin backing plate, all lugs present. Trace of old backing paper. GC.