Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Hold A mint condition War Merit

A mint condition War Merit Cross Second Class/Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2

who were mostly from the working class

l'Impératrice" (Crimean Cavalry Regiment of Her Majesty the Empress) below

He stated that the plate belonged to Captain William Thornton

with wheat stalks emanating from the handle

Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield Hold A mint condition War Merit(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of magnetic steel, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a pair of crossed swords overlaying a plane, situated above a date of 1942, and topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK with a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn flanked by log pillboxes, affixed with all four original attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate, retaining a field grey wool liner and intact black paper