Germany. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive second medal is bronze

second medal is bronze

measuring 38 mm

and the authorities ordered the dead to be buried in a mass unmarked grave

Armed Forces Merit Medal (bronze gilt

Germany. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive second medal is bronzeConstructed of stamped cupal; the shield featuring a national eagle with swooped down wings, clutching a wreathed swastika; inscribed Narvik in capital letters, with an Edelweiss flower (representing the Heer) in the center between the date 1940 and a crossed anchor (representing the Kriegsmarine) and propellor (representing the Luftwaffe) on the obverse; with its wool backer (note the extensive mothing); with its metal backing plate and all four