Germany, Luftwaffe. A Demjansk Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac surrounded by the inscription 1914

surrounded by the inscription 1914 1918 at 11 and 3 o’clock

64 mm (w) x 65 mm (h) x 20 mm (h)

the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

thus revealing the bare tombac underneath - remnants of the black finish visible near the hinge and catch of the badge

the blade measuring 149 mm in length

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Demjansk Shield consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac surrounded by the inscription 1914(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