Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive A HJ Deutsche Arbeiter Jugend/HJ

A HJ Deutsche Arbeiter Jugend/HJ Worker

on loop for suspension - marked “FR” for “C

3rd Class with Swords by Gebrüder Hemmerle

and on the interior of the left pocket

and is approximately 31mm (or 1 1/8 inches) tall

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Heer Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive A HJ Deutsche Arbeiter Jugend/HJ(Narvikschild). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, symbolizing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Gebirgsjger (Heer) respectively. It is topped by the date "1940," the inscription "NARVIK," and a German national eagle perched atop a wreathed swastika. The reverse cloth backer added replaced after the war, the shield measures 42. 1mm (w) x 90. 7mm (l), overall in very