Cholm Shield, Heer/Army

This Commemorative shield is extremely scarce. There were approximately 5500 shields awarded in total. The Shield are composed of Silverd Iron Sheet and are magnetic. The Cholm Shield was instituted on July 1st, 1942,and was conferred upon all military personnel who participated in the Battle of Cholm Pocket from January 21st to May 5th 1942.This is a very scarce German combat shield. There were only approximately 5500 recipients.