Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1942 Norwegian Occupation Plaque Hold Karl Kugelbauer / Wir Gratulieren

Karl Kugelbauer / Wir Gratulieren / Zum 4

with embroidered red and black stitching

but missing its its swastika

hospitalized for seven and a half weeks

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1942 Norwegian Occupation Plaque Hold Karl Kugelbauer / Wir Gratulieren(Besetzung Norwegens Erinnerungsplakette). Constructed of a dark brown wooden base, the obverse bearing a multi coloured painted applique consisting of a shield bearing a Norwegian flag, a polar bear, and an inscription of BANAK 1940, topped by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, above a hand painted inscription of KRIEGSJAHR 1942 (WAR YEAR 1942), the reverse with two visible rivets securing the applique in place, unmarked,