Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Auction in survival from defeat

in survival from defeat

Ladelund and Umgebung Veteran's Cross (silvered bronze

marked “GH

three clasps on its original ribbon

while the rest are in silver

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Auction in survival from defeat(Kubanschild). 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, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with an intact paper liner and field grey wool liner, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 18 mm (w) x 62. 24 mm (h), demonstrating minor