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WW2 German Campaign KUBAN Shield

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The Kuban Shield (GermanÄrmelschild Kuban) was a World War IIGerman military decoration awarded to those who fought to preserve thebridgeheads in the Kuban region from February 1943 until they were abandoned in October.

                                       Design.

The shield is designed in a similar fashion to the Crimea Shield and was struck in sheet metal or zinc and treated with a bronzed wash. It features a German eagle with outstretched wings clutching a laurel wreath with the swastika inside this. Beside the wreath are the numbers 19 and 43. Directly below the eagle is written KUBAN in capital letters. Below this name is a stylized map of the Kuban region, with a line representing the defensive line that the men fought to preserve. The names of bridgeheads - KRYMSKAJALAGUNEN, and NOWOROSSIJSK are written.

A back plate, which held in place a piece of cloth matching the recipients’ branch of service, was applied to the shield:

  • Green for Heer (army)
  • Blue for Luftwaffe (air force)
  • Black for Panzer units (armoured units)

There were several ways to attach this plate, with again the most popular method being the four prongs, two on top and two directly at the bottom. The shield was worn on the upper left sleeve of the tunic.

             Criteria for award.

Personnel needed to have defended bridgeheads between February 1943 until they were abandoned in October 1943. For members of the Heer to receive the award they needed:

  • To have served in the bridgehead for 60 days.
  • To have been wounded while defending the bridgehead.
  • To have been engaged in a single major operation at the bridgehead:
  1. Battle of Krasnodar (1–11 February 1943)
  2. Defensive battles to prevent the Red Army outflanking the left wing of the army (1 February to 4 March 1943 and 26 to 31 March 1943)
  3. Defensive actions against enemy landings at Novorossiysk (3 to 28 February 1943)
  4. Battle of Abin (12 to 1 February 1943)
  5. Defence of the Troizkoje bridgehead (2 to 8 March 1943)
  6. Battle for Abinskaja (10 to 16 March 1943)
  7. Defensive battle at Krymskaja with defense of Kurka front (4 to 18 April 1943)
  8. Attack against Novorossiysk beachhead (17 to 20 April 1943)
  9. Defensive battle at Krymskaja with simultaneous defense of the enemy attack in Novorossiysk (29 April to 10 May 1943)
  10. Defensive battle at Krymskaja (26 May to 8 June 1943)
  11. Defensive battle at Krymskaja with offensive and defensive battles in Neberdschajewskaja and defense of attacks on Kurka section (16 July to 13 August 1943)
  12. Defence of the landing attack at Novorossiysk (10 May to 9 October 1943)
Kuban Shield
Ärmelschild Kuban
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Awarded by Nazi Germany
Type Badge
Eligibility Military personnel
Awarded for those that fought to preserve thebridgeheads between February and October 1943
Campaign World War II
Status Obsolete
Statistics
Established 21 September 1943
Distinct
recipients
Approximately 145,000

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