Germany. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive second medal is bronze

second medal is bronze

Armed Forces Merit Medal (bronze gilt

Gehler was part of the NSKK (National Socialist Motor Corps)

engraved on the reverse "ENSIGN JOSEPH WARE"

and the authorities ordered the dead to be buried in a mass unmarked grave

Germany. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive second medal is bronzeConstructed of stamped cupal; the shield 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 propellor (representing the Luftwaffe) on the obverse; with its wool backer (note the extensive mothing); with its metal backing plate and all four