Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive in exergue on reverse

in exergue on reverse

along with the block at the one end of the larger section that exposes the underlying cotton padding

the walk-out area around the base of the dome framed within a square platform and fenced

where he was transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre on August 11th and admitted that day to University College Hospital

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive in exergue on reverse(Narvikschild). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, symbolizing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Gebirgsjger (Heer) respectively. It is topped by the date "1940," the inscription "NARVIK," and a German national eagle perched atop a wreathed swastika. The reverse cloth backer added replaced after the war, the shield measures 42. 1mm (w) x 90. 7mm (l), overall in very