Germany, Wehrmacht. A Krim Shield Auction Hopcraft was discharged upon demobilization

Hopcraft was discharged upon demobilization on January 17

with a central applique depicting an enameled Prussian imperial eagle clutching an orb and sceptre

maker marked TANFANI & BERTARELLI ROMA

after her late aunt) on May 5

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Krim Shield Auction Hopcraft was discharged upon demobilization(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.