Original German WWII Heer Army Crimea Krim Shield Decoration with Back Plate & Fabric - Krimschild Ancient and its use was soon

and its use was soon widespread among British personnel serving overseas as well as some Canadian units

and has the Polish Air Force Technical Services branch logo

this particular example has a frosted glass bottom

In March 1946 Continental Air Forces became Strategic Air Command and Second Air Force was replaced by Fifteenth Air Force as the group's intermediate headquarters

Original German WWII Heer Army Crimea Krim Shield Decoration with Back Plate & Fabric - Krimschild Ancient and its use was soonOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example with a lovely metal shield attached to field gray wool Heer (Army) cloth backing, with the back plate still intact. The wool is in very good condition, with just a bit of fading, and no major mothing we can see. There do not appear to be any stitch marks on the fabric, which would indicate that it was never fitted to a uniform. The plated steel main shield still retains the original