German Wehrmacht Heer Shooting Award Plaque German Soldier Shield

Plastic shield from a Wehrmacht shooting plaque award. Originally attached to a plaque, note the two sets prongs for attaching to a metal plate which. was then nailed or glued to a plaque. Constructed in silvered zinc. Measures 50mm in diameter.

The Wehrmacht (German lit. ’defence force’) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). The designation “Wehrmacht” replaced the previously used term Reichswehr (Reich Defence) and was the manifestation of the Nazi regime’s efforts to rearm Germany to a greater extent than the Treaty of Versailles permitted.