Germany, Wehrmacht. A Demjansk Shield, Heer Issue Newly Listed white metal insignia with a

white metal insignia with a two-level bronze ribbon banner below

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embossed “1940” and “R

Measuring 330 mm (w) x 400 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Demjansk Shield, Heer Issue Newly Listed white metal insignia with a(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing raised crossed swords and a plane, above a date of 1942, topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK and a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, affixed to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 50. 70 mm (w) x 92. 48 mm (h), with some oxidation evident, in overall better than very fine