Germany, Third Reich. A Luftwaffe Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Hold An Italian East Africa Medal

An Italian East Africa Medal - Blackened bronze

and equally surrounded by oak and laurel stems tied together at the base

with one side of the lid partially detached

the wound for which he was decorated with the Wound Badge was likely suffered during the Third Battle of Kharkov

Germany, Third Reich. A Luftwaffe Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Hold An Italian East Africa Medal(Luftwaffe Narvikschild). Instituted August 19th 1940. (1941 1943 issue). Constructed of silvered coupal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, representing the Luftwaffe, Kriegmarine, and Gebirgsjger (Heer) respectively, topped by an inscription of NARVIK and a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with