Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China indicating a rank of Centurion

indicating a rank of Centurion (equivalent to a captain)

First Published in 1908

assorted Lot of Cloth Items (Shoulder Flashes

[18] In 1869 his Soldiers' Pocket Book for Field Service was published

constructed of a heavy card stock binding with a faux dark blue leatherette exterior liner

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China indicating a rank of Centurion(Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, 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, the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs, with a zink backplate, field grey wool liner (indicating Heer issue), and partially intact paper liner, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm