A Wehrmacht Army Issued Kuban Campaign Shield certificate_of_authenticity it weighs 22

it weighs 22

LUKE MELB" on the reverse

42717) giving his age as 18 years and 10 months (Actual age was 15 years and 9 months)

with the lid independent of the base

Measures 48

A Wehrmacht Army Issued Kuban Campaign Shield certificate_of_authenticity it weighs 22A Wehrmacht rmelschild Kuban; in die stamped metal, bronzed, magnetic; measuring 73 mm x 61 mm; better than 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 to allow its bearer to sew it