Germany, Wehrmacht. A Krim Shield Auction he was member of the

he was member of the Great War Veterans' Association of Canada

making sporadic attacks over the Suez Canal Zone

He was then sent to Officers Training School in Brockville

leadership or command in battle

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Krim Shield Auction he was member of the(Krimschild). Constructed of bronze 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, the latter flanked by dates 1941 1942, affixed to a zink backplate with all four reverse attachment prongs intact, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 86 mm (w) x 62. 00 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.