Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity twenty-four days shy of his

twenty-four days shy of his nineteenth birthday

all boys of ages 12-21 were required to take part in Levente

they are now complete

measuring 43 mm (w) x 55 mm (h)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity twenty-four days shy of his(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