Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse with a central

the obverse with a central Bavarian lion rampant

he left for the 1st Canadian Entrenching Battalion on the 29th

The Iron Cross 1st Class certificate is made out to NCO Lindinger on August 4

It features a 250 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and a fuller running down the length of each side

A Bronze Star with V Device and silver Oak Leaf Device

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse with a central(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 and fully intact black paper stock backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 53. 44 mm (w) x 61. 52 mm (h),