Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the Iron Cross 2nd Class

the Iron Cross 2nd Class immediately below at the opening of the tunic

the obverse bearing a raised Hungarian coat of arms

measuring 10 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) with a 48 mm-long stick pin

arriving in England onMay 24th

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the Iron Cross 2nd Class(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 grey blue wool liner and brown paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 76 mm (w) x 61. 32 mm (h), in uniform removed