Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Panzer Issue Auction Archive It is authenticated in blue

It is authenticated in blue crayon by the Luftwaffe Personnel Department and Colonel General

The order became obsolete after Carl Edzard’s death in 1744

A China Incident War Medal

pressed fabric reverse

measuring 132 mm x 104 mm

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Panzer Issue Auction Archive It is authenticated in blue(Kubanschild fr Mannschaften der Panzertruppe). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a black wool liner (indicating Panzer issue) and an intact black paper backer, unmarked, the