Germany, Third Reich. A Kriegsmarine Issue Kuban Campaign Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic dated "1939" beside the maker's

dated "1939" beside the maker's stamp and at the end of the tab stitched to the body of the tab

A rare and extensive group of medals and documents to José Luis Polo Garcia

while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed enemy

in uniform with the Knight’s Cross and with his arm in a cast and sling

overlaid by a shield bearing a depressed number “7” highlighted in black

Germany, Third Reich. A Kriegsmarine Issue Kuban Campaign Shield Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic dated "1939" beside the maker's(Kubanschild der Kriegsmarine). Instituted September 21st, 1943. (1943 1944 issue). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a non magnetic metal backplate with a fully intact black paper backer and dark blue wool backer, unmarked,