Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Republic of La Melpomene (bronze gilt with

La Melpomene (bronze gilt with dark green

voluntary work was not an option

where he soon found himself at Ravina Barracks for further treatment

a failed coup to overthrow the young Weimar Republic

two towels

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Republic of La Melpomene (bronze gilt with(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of a bronzed zink alloy, 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, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact black paper backer, the shield measuring 54. 65 mm (w) x 62. 02 mm (h), demonstrating minor loss of