Description
the obverse with a large national eagle on the obverse clutching a swastika (“Hakenkreuz”) and a leftward facing Stahlhelm on the top with horizontally oriented stick grenade
1915 and was taken on strength with the 11th Reserve Battalion the next day
awarded in 1943
The Medal for Merit is currently listed as seventh in order of precedence of U
indicating production in Solingen
Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Karl Wurster Newly Listed the obverse with a large(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, the reverse with four replacement attachment prongs affixing the shield to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, maker marked with the logo of Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen,