Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield, Kriegsmarine Issue Auction Archive 24 mm x 40

24 mm x 40

flanked by oak leaves and stylized mobile swastikas

stating that he was a member of an Active Militia

and later taught at the Hanover Cavalry School for two years

usually given by his comrades

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield, Kriegsmarine Issue Auction Archive 24 mm x 40(Narvikschild). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised anchor, propeller, and edelweiss, representing the Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, and Gebirgsjger, respectively, flanked by a date of 1940, topped by a raised inscription of NARVIK and a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, affixed with all original reverse attachment prongs to a zink backplate and dark blue wool backer, the shield