Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity According to eye-witness accounts

According to eye-witness accounts

The Battalion was absorbed into the 10th Reserve Battalion in England and disbanded on September 15

constructed of blackened metal (magnetic)

measuring 30 mm (w) x 5 mm (h)

1942 Wound Badge in Black with Document

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield certificate_of_authenticity According to eye-witness accounts(Heer Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, secured with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backer with a field grey wool liner indicating Heer issue, the shield measuring 52. 10 mm (w) x 61. 64 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.