Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield, Kriegsmarine Issue Auction Archive each separated by a wax

each separated by a wax paper divider with spider web designs

usually given by his comrades

and later taught at the Hanover Cavalry School for two years

with two additional exampls known to be in private collections

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield, Kriegsmarine Issue Auction Archive each separated by a wax(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