Germany, Heer. A Rare Cholm Shield, Refurbished Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Türk Hava Kuvvetleri

Türk Hava Kuvvetleri

each constructed of light brown wool with buckram cores

with seperate backing

Badge: three-piece construction

Instituted January 30th

Germany, Heer. A Rare Cholm Shield, Refurbished Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Türk Hava Kuvvetleri(Cholmschild). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching am Iron Cross defaced by mobile swastika, situated above an inscription of CHOLM 1942, affixed with three reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner, the latter indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 39. 66 mm (w) x 65. 05 mm (h), both the backplate and