Germany, Heer. A Narvik Shield Archive Footnote: The Order of the

Footnote: The Order of the Red Star was instituted in 1955 and awarded for outstanding merit in the defense of the country

a Jungzugführer/Scharführer sleeve insignia

including an Iron Cross

the dagger measuring 327 mm in length

He was an Assistant District Engineer performing various assignments in June 1940 and was named Major while in the Corps of Engineers the following July

Germany, Heer. A Narvik Shield Archive Footnote: The Order of the(Narvikschild). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, symbolizing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Gebirgsjger, respectively, flanked by a date of 1940, and topped by an inscription of NARVIK along with a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner