Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under authority of G

Royal Air Force upon the merger of the RNAS and RAF on April 1

The Zollgrenzschutz was a paramilitary organisation

bruising at the tip

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raised(Krimschild). Constructed of bronze, affixed to a field grey wool backer with all four attachment prongs intact, the obverse consisting of a shield with a raised map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by dates 1941 1942 and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 51. 50 mm (w) x 62. 04 mm (h), moderate oxidation evident, in overall very fine condition.