Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Auction Archive and described as such

and described as such

The decree provided for retroactive award to the beginning of the Great East Asia War

1941 as Colonel and Commander of Infantry Regiment 80

both without ribbons)

a component of the 2nd Balloon Wing on the Western Front

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Auction Archive and described as such(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed 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, flanked by dates 1941 1942 affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a dark grey wool liner indicating Luftwaffe issue, the reverse training a fully intact black paper liner, the shield measuring