Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Auction Archive taken on strength on March

taken on strength on March 31st and saw action right away

measures 63mm (w) x 63mm(h)

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Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Auction Archive taken on strength on March(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a pair of crossed swords, overlaying a plane in flight and situated above a date of 1942, topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK, in turn set below a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika flanked by pillboxes constructed of logs, affixed to a magnetic metal backplate with an original wax paper backer and retaining a field grey wool liner