Heer Krim Shield – Wurster – Mint

Product Description: This mint condition Heer Krim Shield by Wurster is an exceptional example of this highly sought-after campaign award. It is a completely unworn and unissued piece, preserved in virtually pristine condition. The shield itself presents a striking visual contrast, with rich golden highlights on the raised areas of the bronze finish, offset by darker, factory-applied toning in the recessed fields. Every fine detail of the original design remains sharp and intact.

The shield is mounted on a textbook field-gray wool backing, typical of wartime Heer uniforms. The wool is clean and undamaged, showing no signs of mothing, fraying, or stitch holes—evidence that this example was never affixed to a tunic. On the reverse, the shield retains its original black paper backing, a hallmark of untouched Wurster-produced Krim Shields.

This is an outstanding and investment-grade example that would be extremely difficult to upgrade. It displays beautifully and would make a superb addition to even the most advanced collection.

Historical Description: The Krim Shield was a combat award of the German Wehrmacht, used to recognize the troops who fought on the Crimean Peninsula, on the Eastern Front, between September 21, 1941, and July 4, 1942. Crimea had been taken by the German Army Group South, specifically the 11th Army led by Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein.  The shield was officially instituted by Adolf Hitler on July 25, 1942, by a proclamation stating that the award would recognize the “heroic battles” in Crimea. The shield depicts a German national eagle and swastika emblem as well as a map of Crimea, along with the word “Krim” and the dates 1941 and 1942. It was worn on the left upper sleeve of the uniform. To qualify for the award, soldiers had to have participated on one of eight specific battles that were a part of the campaign, to have been wounded in action, or to have served 3 months, without interruption, in the Crimea region. Members of all branches of the Wehrmacht, including the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine, were eligible for the award. The shield was made from steel, and later from zinc, and was issued affixed to a backing cloth that allowed it to be stitched to the uniform. Between 200,000 and 300,000 shields were awarded.

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