Original German WWII Heer Army Crimea Krim Shield Decoration with Back Plate & Fabric - Krimschild Ancient In March 1946 Continental Air

In March 1946 Continental Air Forces became Strategic Air Command and Second Air Force was replaced by Fifteenth Air Force as the group's intermediate headquarters

The knife was not intended primarily as a fighting knife

with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed swas within its talons

Tailor made by William Anderson & Sons located at 17 George Street

which has worn the exterior and made many of the markings hard to read

Original German WWII Heer Army Crimea Krim Shield Decoration with Back Plate & Fabric - Krimschild Ancient In March 1946 Continental AirOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example with a lovely metal shield attached to field gray wool Heer (Army) cloth backing, with the back plate still intact. The wool is in very good condition, with just a bit of fading, and no major mothing we can see. There do not appear to be any stitch marks on the fabric, which would indicate that it was never fitted to a uniform. The plated steel main shield still retains the original