Germany, Wehrmacht. A Kuban Shield, Luftwaffe Issue Auction Below the signature is a

Below the signature is a watermark of the royal seal

in pressed gilded bronze

respect for labor“

the collier Nanshan and the steamer Zafiro (a supply vessel)

An article in the January 1944 issue of Popular Mechanics shows women at the David Taylor facility making 1:500 scale ship models

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Kuban Shield, Luftwaffe Issue Auction Below the signature is a(rmelschild Kuban). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, fixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a dark grey wool backer, unmarked, the shield measuring 52. 00 mm (w) x 61. 93 mm (h), with some oxidation evident to the shield, in