Germany, Wehrmacht. A Krim Shield Auction and the reverse inscribed “Den

and the reverse inscribed “Den Opfern von Fehmarn zum Gedenken” (In remembrance of the Victims)

he was member of the Great War Veterans' Association of Canada

This is a one-of-a-kind collection of documents of Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) Georg Nachtrab’s military career as a Luftwaffe Paratrooper

maker marked TANFANI & BERTARELLI ROMA

with a central applique depicting an enameled Prussian imperial eagle clutching an orb and sceptre

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Krim Shield Auction and the reverse inscribed “Den(Krimschild). Constructed of bronze 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, the latter flanked by dates 1941 1942, affixed to a zink backplate with all four reverse attachment prongs intact, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 86 mm (w) x 62. 00 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.