Germany, Luftwaffe. A Demjansk Shield certificate_of_authenticity chipping evident in the white

chipping evident in the white enamels on the obverse centrepiece

Footnote: 15 examples of this Lippe Bertha Order Women’s Merit Cross awarded

1810) inscribed at the pillar's base and engraver marked "A

ready to wear sash

1943 says: “Die vergangenen 6 Wochen waren die härtesten

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Demjansk Shield certificate_of_authenticity chipping evident in the white(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised plane overlaid by a pair of crossed swords, above a date of 1942, topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK and dual log pillboxes flanked a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a zink backplate with grey wool liner indicating Luftwaffe issue, retaining a partially intact