Original German WWII Heer Army Demyansk Shield Decoration with Back Plate & Fabric - "Missing Log" Variant French Awards Medals Badges Insignia we are confident that it

we are confident that it belongs to him based on where the medal was purchased

five pilots

and definitely has seen quite a bit of use

or it possibly was replaced at arsenal

the Japanese pilot swerved slightly and crashed into the signal bridge

Original German WWII Heer Army Demyansk Shield Decoration with Back Plate & Fabric - "Missing Log" Variant French Awards Medals Badges Insignia we are confident that itOriginal Item: Only One Available. The rmelschild Demjansk (Demyansk Arm Shield) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to Wehrmacht personnel who fought in the Demyansk pocket on the Eastern Front in the early months of 1942. The pocket of German troops had been encircled and cut off by the Red Army around Demyansk (Demjansk), south of Leningrad, and was successfully defended with the aid of an airbridge. The shield was instituted on