Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity dependable

dependable

The engine plowed through the hull-plating into a 'tween decks crowded with troops and thence into the lower hold

55mm (l) x 15

A Second War MBE RCAF Long Service Miniature Group - Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) (silver

The latter are the remnants of a chinstrap which has since been lost

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity dependable(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a detailed map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, pinned with all four reverse attachment prongs to a zink backplate with a dark grey wool liner and intact paper stock backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 52 mm (w) x 61. 47 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.