Germany. A Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Newly Listed Army 12 Years Service Award

Army 12 Years Service Award

maker marked WERNSTEIN JENA D

His ribbon bar shows the Iron Cross 2nd Class

He was posted to the Machine Gun Company Depot before receiving orders to return to France

3 mm x 18 mm

Germany. A Kriegsmarine Issue Narvik Shield Newly Listed Army 12 Years Service Award(Kriegsmarine Narvik Schild). Constructed of of gilded stamped zink; the obverse 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 propeller (representing the Luftwaffe); with a dark blue wool backer and black paper backing fully preserved;