Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity numbered "056199" and marked "PENALTY

numbered "056199" and marked "PENALTY FOR MISUSE 500 DOLLARS OR SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT" on the reverse

measuring 70 mm (w) x 70 mm (l) x 25 mm (h)

maker marked  Hermann Aurich

with white filler on lion

Butler was promoted to the rank of Captain with the 1st Battalion

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield certificate_of_authenticity numbered "056199" and marked "PENALTY(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a grey blue wool liner and brown paper backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 76 mm (w) x 61. 32 mm (h), in uniform removed