Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked “ Ges

marked “ Ges

Falconer's Troop came under heavy mortar fire which killed several men including the Troop Commander

silvered disk bearing the Sudanese coat-of-arms

unofficially the Silver Star

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked “ Ges(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, 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, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant