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AUCTION # 33 ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR & DECORATIONS
A Nazi German WW2 Demyansk Shield, a military decoration worn on the upper left sleeve of the tunic and awarded to Wehrmacht personnel who fought in the Demyansk pocket on the Eastern Front in the early months of 1942. Features a die-struck and silver-washed zinc shield with an eagle with swooped down wings clutching a laurel wreath that surrounds a swastika. This is flanked by two log pillboxes with gun ports, with Demjansk in capitals below. The central portion of the shield features a head-on single engine aircraft behind two crossed swords and, at the base, the year 1942.
Dimensions: L: 4 5/16 in., (11 cm.)
Condition: Very good, patina on shield.
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