Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Buy Now with a Stahlhem as well

with a Stahlhem as well as “Meine Dienstzeit” (My Military Service)

circumscribed by Cyrillic inscriptions indicating that the medal was issued in 1834 to commemorate Russia’s victory at the Battle of Krasnoi in November 1812

This particular type of badges with barrel hinge and oblong plate are found on badges produced by the two makers of Third Reich badges – Juncker and Steinhauer & Lück

now 115 strong arrived at the battalion position unhindered

The ring also retains two magnetic metal loops

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Buy Now with a Stahlhem as well(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 and intact paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 97 mm (w) x 65. 88 mm (h), in extremely