A pair of World War II Nazi German military decorations with stamped and signed certificates of ownership. Lapland Shield, awarded to Hans Richter on July 17, 1945. Demyansk Shield, awarded to Hans Richter on December 31, 1943. The Lapland Shield was awarded to military personnel of General Franz Bohmes 20th Mountain Army which fought a two-front campaign against advancing Finnish and Soviet Red Army forces in Lapland between November 1944 and May 1945. It was authorized in February 1945 and was the last officially instituted German campaign shield of the war. The Demyansk Shield was awarded to Wehrmacht personnel who fought in the Demyansk pocket on the Eastern Front in the early months of 1942. The pocket of German troops had been encircled and cut off by the Red Army around Demyansk or Demjansk, Leningrad Oblast, and was successfully defended with the aid of an airbridge. The shield was instituted in April 1943 and was not bestowed after 1 July 1944. Second World War Historical Collectables And Memorabilia, Military Uniform Accessories, Insignia, Pins And Badges, Documents.