Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Hold the lusitania

the lusitania

member of the Staff of Field Artillery Regiment 36

(Reichsarbeitsdienst Feldmütze)

the hinge linger has partially deteriorated and the stud release demonstrates slight friction

circumscribed by an inscription of “ITALIAN-GERMAN AFRICAN CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA” in both Italian and German

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Hold the lusitania(Heer Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 75 mm (w) x 61. 66 mm (h), demonstrating