Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Issue Narvik Campaign Shield GTRexclude in Edmonton

in Edmonton

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RCAF Birks Memorial Bar: in silver

55 mm (w) x 48

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Issue Narvik Campaign Shield GTRexclude in Edmonton(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