Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Edmund Lodge subsequently served from

Edmund Lodge subsequently served from 1822-1838

(Ärmelband Legion Condor)

measuring 46 mm(w) x 810 mm (l)

Engraved Mecklenburg Schwerin Military Merit Cross 1914 1st Class is rare

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Edmund Lodge subsequently served from(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