Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Newly Listed with a leather belt

with a leather belt

it states that he was awarded the bar to the Military Medal on August 27 1919 as a member of the 43rd Battalion

Corps of Military Staff Clerks

He was well regarded for being able to “detect careless or negligent action on the part of the pilot with an aid of only a photograph of the wreck

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield Newly Listed with a leather belt(rmelschild Kuban). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate and field grey wool backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 44 mm (w) x 61. 52 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.