| | Unofficial/Prototype Shields |
 | | The Warsaw shield was instituted on December 10th, 1944, and was to be presented to members of the Wehrmacht and auxiliary forces who participated in combating the rebellion in that city during August 1st and October 4th of that year. |
 | | The troops, under the command of SS Obergruppenfuhrer unf General der Polizie Erich von dem Bach-Zelewiski,battled the free Polish army and used brutal force in putting down the rebellion. |
 | | The award was designed by Benno von Arent, and consisted of a shield with a flat top and pointed bottom across the top portion of which was the work “BALKAN”. |
| wehrmacht-awards.com /campaign_awards/shields/unofficial_prototype.htm (1826 words) |