A Wehrmacht Army Issued Kuban Campaign Shield certificate_of_authenticity Hawke and Drake in the

Hawke and Drake in the 1st Brigade and Howe

it weighs 22

1916 at Folkestone

Measures 48

LUKE MELB" on the reverse

A Wehrmacht Army Issued Kuban Campaign Shield certificate_of_authenticity Hawke and Drake in theA 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