Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Buy Now The operation ran from August

The operation ran from August 7 to September 26

It has had the previous owner's name struck out on the inside cover endpaper

measuring 199 mm x 44 mm

maker marked on reverse “Biedermann & Co

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Buy Now The operation ran from August(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a detailed map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, pinned with all four reverse attachment prongs to a zink backplate with a dark grey wool liner and intact paper stock backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 52 mm (w) x 61. 47 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.