Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth visually-hidden and having served in the

and having served in the Second World War and the Korean war

reverse centrepiece engraved "Hancocks / 409"

Mittweida” on the interior of the lid

measuring 35 mm (w) x 54 mm (h)

which made it robust and able to continue to operate with severe damage but could not help the members of this fateful crew

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, by Friedrich Orth visually-hidden and having served in the(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting shield bearing a raised 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 side clips to a backplate with a field grey wool liner (indicating Heer issue) and intact beige paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Orth, Vienna,