A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Kuban Campaign Shield Archive with a semi-sharp edge and

with a semi-sharp edge and a very sharp tip

the strips themselves secured in place by rivets on either side and affixed to the body of the pouch

13 General Hospital at Boulogne and diagnosed with Onychitis (inflammation of the nail bed

inscribed "West Ruhr-Niederrhein" with yellow embroidered rules along all three sides of the triangle

Naming is impressed on the BWM

A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Kuban Campaign Shield Archive with a semi-sharp edge andAn rmelschield Kuban; in bronzed metal (magnetic) with traced if gilding remaining; placed on a Feldgrau wool backer; all prongs appear to be intact underneath the black paper backer; measuring 77 mm x 64 mm; near extremely fine condition.