Germany, Heer. A Narvik Shield Archive After the successful attack on

After the successful attack on France

Having fought a spirited defence

in Operation "Trio" against the partisans

including Sibthorpe

heaving stitched 19 mm wide patterned leather strap sewn in place along the lower portion of the shako

Germany, Heer. A Narvik Shield Archive After the successful attack on(Heer 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, topped by a date of 1940, an inscription of NARVIK, and a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs and affixed to a replacement field grey wool backer indicating Heer