Germany, Wehrmacht. A Krim Shield Hold surmounted by the Olympic Games

surmounted by the Olympic Games five conjoined rings insignia

A worn example with date worn off the centre

Cunnah relinquished his commission and retained the rank of Captain

Hardshelled design on both the lid and base

John Thomas Wood of Brandon

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Krim Shield Hold surmounted by the Olympic Games(rmelschild Krim). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a map of the Crimean Peninsula and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, affixed with two reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 75 mm (w) x 61. 27 mm (h), missing two of its reverse prongs, in