Germany Awards - Cuban Shield for Army

The Cuban shield was donated by Adolf Hitler on September 20, 1943 during the fighting. It was a battle sign in memory of the battles on the bridgehead near the Kuban. The shield was awarded to all Wehrmacht soldiers and other subordinates who participated in the battles at the Kuban bridgehead in the army, air force and kriegsmarine. The period was from February 1, 1943 to October 9, 1943. The front ran from the lagoons on the Sea of ​ ​ Azov through the city of Krymskaya to the Black Sea of ​ ​ the Novorossiysk port. The prerequisites for the award were either participation in the main battle, injury, or continuous deployment for at least 60 days. Kriegsmarine combat formations had a point system. The shield was worn on the left forearm. There was a miniature for civilian clothes. Posthumous awards were also possible. The color of the shields varies from old-timer, olive to brass. Chins, respectively, in the color of the genus of weapons. The army is in field gray, gray-green, the air force in blue-gray, and the navy in dark blue. The 4 pins on the back can be soldered to the shield or knocked out to the side of the shield. After that, the shape of the counter board is aligned with the holes or recess on the side. The shields were made of iron and military metal.

Shield made of hollow relief sheet of iron. Below is an oval tip. Along the edge is a raised, smooth decorative line. Reverse with 4 flat cotter pins with cloth lining and counterplate made of iron. Cover the top with paper or black. The fabric in the army is gray-field or gray-green.

Front side:

• The upper edge of the shield is formed from the Wehrmacht eagle.
• The latter with spread wings looks to the right and holds an oak wreath in his paws.
• The wreath is tied at the bottom and in the center has a swastika set on top.
In
• the field next to the wreath on the left, the number is 19 - and on the right next to the number is 43 -
• Directly under the wreath is a wide written beam above and below, bounded by a line.
• It has a relief font - K U B A N - a transverse stroke of the form - A - in the form of a triangle down.
In the underlying
• field is a zigzag line symbolically representing the forward stroke.
• The line goes at an angle to the right to the approximate center of the field, then to the left.
• To the right of the line under the font beam is the word - LAGOONS -.
• Left in the center word - CRIMEAN - bottom left 2-line - NOVOROS-/- SIYSK -

Downside:

Soldered 4
• flat cotter pins inserted through the pad.
• Between them is the litter. The paper here is black.

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