Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Badges And Decorations United Republic of measuring 43 mm (w) x

measuring 43 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)

Instituted 28 February 1915 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV

(Feldpostkarte mit Grabenkunst Zeichen)

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

with facsimile signature of A

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Badges And Decorations United Republic of measuring 43 mm (w) x(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.