Wehrmacht Sardinia Shield of the 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division
Tinplate, hollow embossed, reverse with repaired pin attachment. Worn, condition 2.
The Sardinia Shield was an unofficial unit tradition badge awarded in 1944 to all soldiers of the 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division.
After the capitulation of the 90th Light Africa Division in Tunisia in May 1943, it was reconstituted in July 1943 under the new designation 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division. Following the landing of Allied forces in Southern Italy, the division was withdrawn to the Italian mainland in September 1944 and fought there until the end of the war, including at Monte Cassino, Roma, Firenze, Rimini, and Bologna. To commemorate its formation location of Sardinia, the division created its own Sardinia Shield.
The Sardinia Shield was an unofficial unit tradition badge awarded in 1944 to all soldiers of the 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division.
After the capitulation of the 90th Light Africa Division in Tunisia in May 1943, it was reconstituted in July 1943 under the new designation 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division. Following the landing of Allied forces in Southern Italy, the division was withdrawn to the Italian mainland in September 1944 and fought there until the end of the war, including at Monte Cassino, Roma, Firenze, Rimini, and Bologna. To commemorate its formation location of Sardinia, the division created its own Sardinia Shield.
