Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield GTRexclude SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (1937 TPR:

SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (1937 TPR: G

Hawkins' Grave Marker on Tarawa

This is a unique Bundes Deutscher Mädel “BDM” (League of German Girls) of the Hitler Youth Leader’s ID Book

RBN number and size 57

chipping evident in the red enamels on the reverse of the arm at 3 o'clock

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield GTRexclude SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (1937 TPR:(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a 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 zink backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 30 mm (w) x 61. 87 mm (h), with most of the bronze finish lost, in overall