Germany, Heer. A Rare Lapland Shield Award Document To Obergefreiter Johann Schmideder consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac all three clips intact)

all three clips intact)

A silver gilt star with nine arm white enamels star affixed by multiple intricate silver gilt screw posts

The boards are each held in place by a pebbled magnetic metal button on the inner edge and with a reverse strap meeting an integrated loop set into the tunic on the outer edge

meeting an equal number of magnetic metal loops on the left

SS men in a rowing competition

Germany, Heer. A Rare Lapland Shield Award Document To Obergefreiter Johann Schmideder consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac all three clips intact)(Lapplandschild Verleihungsurkunde). A rare award document for a Lapland Shield, constructed of off white paper with black ink, named to OBGFR. JOHANN SCHMIDEDER of the regimental staff company of Gebirgsjger Regiment 143 (6. Gebirgs Division), dated 20 July 1945 and certified by the handwritten signature of an unidentified Oberstleutnant, measuring 15 cm (w) x 20. 5 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.