Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Auction full name Maximilian Heinrich Joseph

full name Maximilian Heinrich Joseph Freiherr von Redwitz auf Schmölz und Theisenort

Embossed onto the shell just above the left loop is a maker’s mark of “DKK” indicating manufacture by Friedrich Offermann & Söhne

taking a job as a Sales Representative (Commercial Agent)

a Close Combat Badge of indeterminate grade

one slight enamel flake to obverse left arm

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield Auction full name Maximilian Heinrich Joseph(Heer 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 attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issues, the reverse retaining a fully intact black paper liner, unmarked, a striking example in near