Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster United Republic of 26 General Hospital at Etaples

26 General Hospital at Etaples on April 14

It states that the Jagdgeschwader (Fighter Wing) 27 presents the Bulgarian Soldier Cross of Bravery 3rd Class to Inspector Fritz Ristow

He was designated as a Radio Telegraph Operator on May 1

depicting a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

A 1939 Kreistag der NSDAP Horn badge

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster United Republic of 26 General Hospital at Etaples(Kriegsmarine Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn flanked by dates "1941 1942", the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs affixing the shield to an original metal backplate with a dark navy blue wool liner and intact black backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of