Germany, Wehrmacht. A Narvik Shield Auction a standard work in German-speaking

a standard work in German-speaking art history

and still attached German League of the Reich for Physical Exercise/Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen sports proficiency badge in cloth

he settled in London as an exile and did not take active part in any émigré Polish political activities

A textbook example of an Iron Cross 1939 Second Class by this maker

As the Second World War had concluded

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Narvik Shield Auction a standard work in German-speaking(Narvikschild). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, representing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Gebirgsjger (Heer), respectively, topped by an inscription of NARVIK and German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, pasted to a replacement field grey wool backer, unmarked, measuring 41. 68 mm (w) x 91. 85 mm (h), demonstrating moderate loss of silver finish