Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Relic Condition Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the cord looped around gilt

the cord looped around gilt aluminum buttons bearing the Red Army insignia on either side

constructed of padded black doeskin wool with a white wool trim

impressed "JAMES LAWRENCE" on the reverse

the reverse shows the folded dark green wool base sewn for a flat seam and the cream cloth backing and silver/grey threads of the litzen

ISBN 0-7679-0879-1

Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Relic Condition Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the cord looped around gilt(Heer Cholmschild). Constructed of silvered magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching an Iron Cross defaced by a central swastika, situated above an inscription of CHOLM 1942, affixed with one intact reverse attachment prong to a field grey wool backer, unmarked, measuring 39. 64 mm (w) x 64. 50 mm (h), in addition to the missing prongs the shield demonstrates oxidation through which