Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Service Decorations Auction Archive the reverse of the wreath

the reverse of the wreath is plain with additional soldering materials above the 3 and 9 o’clock arms

the far end of the strap with the rivet having separated but the pieces of the rivet remain embedded in the belt

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A hand guard emanates from the crossguard and meets the mouth of a finely-detailed lion’s head

He graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis as an Ensign in 1906

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Service Decorations Auction Archive the reverse of the wreath(Auszeichnungen). A pair of service decorations, including a Kuban Shield, constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with four attachment clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield