Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque Newly Listed The thin red felt blade

The thin red felt blade washer is soiled but remains intact

Very rare award

engraver marked "SALE BHAM" (Sale

"W" to the left

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque Newly Listed The thin red felt blade(Luftwaffe Erinnerungsplakette). A unique hand carved trench art plaque commemorating the German (Luftwaffe) occupation of Banak, Norway, constructed of partially stained wood, the obverse consisting of a stylized shield split into quadrants, with one each bearing a polar bear, an inscription of BANAK, a date of 1943, and a Nordic Cross style flag, topped by a German national eagle with featuring executed in exceptional detail, clutching a wreathed