Original German WWII Heer Army Demyansk Shield Decoration with Backing Plate & Fabric MG 08-15 Maxim This example was stored for

This example was stored for over 100 years in less than ideal conditions

but overall it is sturdy and solid

and the parts harvested to make an EIC Model F musket

He began business with Waring Bros

The 33rd Division was in reserve behind the British Fourth Army at the opening of the August offensive for emergencies only

Original German WWII Heer Army Demyansk Shield Decoration with Backing Plate & Fabric MG 08-15 Maxim This example was stored forOriginal Item: Only One Available. The rmelschild Demjansk (Demyansk Arm Shield) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to Wehrmacht personnel who fought in the Demyansk pocket on the Eastern Front in the early months of 1942. The pocket of German troops had been encircled and cut off by the Red Army around Demyansk (Demjansk), south of Leningrad, and was successfully defended with the aid of an airbridge. The shield was instituted on