Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Badges And Decorations United Republic of Instituted 28 February 1915 by

Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV

(Feldpostkarte mit Grabenkunst Zeichen)

numbered "Nr

"to bestow rewards

and the text is greatly enhanced by many lively first-hand quotations from letters

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Badges And Decorations United Republic of Instituted 28 February 1915 by(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of five badges, including a Narvik Shield, constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse bearing a raised edelweiss, propeller, and anchor, reflecting the Gebirgsjger, Luftwaffe, and Kriegsmarine, respectively, flanked by a date of 1940, topped by an inscription of NARVIK and a German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, the reverse with three of four attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 40. 47 mm (w) x 90.