which was called for in the manifesto
Removal of glasses before donning the respirator meant that soldiers with poor vision were unable to respond to enemy attacks
A fine example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1
With a clear celluloid moisture shield
Suggested Starting Auction Price: 100 Germany
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Army Issued Demjansk Shield Auction Archive which was called for in(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of stamped silvered zink, the obverse depicting a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a log pillbox on either side, above an inscription of DEMJANSK, with a frontal view of a single propeller plane overlaid by two crossed swords, with a bottom date of 1942, set on a field grey Heer (Army) wool background, the reverse with all four attachment prongs intact, measuring 58 mm (w) x 102 mm (h