A Wehrmacht (Army) Issued Kuban Campaign Shield GTRexclude Extremely rare and likely finest

Extremely rare and likely finest known

in 1943/44

maker marked “107” (Carl Wild) on reverse

documented as suffering from a considerable fracture

patient walks without pain

A Wehrmacht (Army) Issued Kuban Campaign Shield GTRexclude Extremely rare and likely finestA Wehrmacht rmelshield Kuba; in die stamped bronzed metal (magnetic); measuring 62 mm x 52 mm; moderate soiling on uniform remnants; near very fine condition. Footnote: The Kuban Shield was a German Second War decoration awarded to those who fought at the Kuban bridgehead in the Soviet Union. The shield was created on September 21, 1943 and was issued until the Kuban bridgehead was abandoned in October 1943. The award came attached to a piece of cloth