A Wehrmacht (Army) Issued Kuban Campaign Shield Hold one larger

one larger

presumably by Holdaway's master

upon which they were to make the trip

which is often a case with 1870 crosses)

where it remained until July 1944

A Wehrmacht (Army) Issued Kuban Campaign Shield Hold one largerA Wehrmacht rmelshield Kuba; in die stamped bronzed metal (magnetic); measuring 62 mm x 52 mm; moderate soiling on uniform remnants; near very fine condition. Footnote: The Kuban Shield was a German Second War decoration awarded to those who fought at the Kuban bridgehead in the Soviet Union. The shield was created on September 21, 1943 and was issued until the Kuban bridgehead was abandoned in October 1943. The award came attached to a piece of cloth