Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Hold the interior of the cover

the interior of the cover retaining a fully-intact label of “ANHALT’S BOOKSTORE AND BINDERY

reverse displaying a plain concave field

Fort Monroe

the reverse bearing a lengthy handwritten dedication dated 14 September 1915

with original ribbon and die struck suspension

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield Hold the interior of the cover(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a 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 reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a dark grey wool liner indicating Luftwaffe issue, the reverse training a fully intact black paper liner, the shield measuring