Germany. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive and the authorities ordered the

and the authorities ordered the dead to be buried in a mass unmarked grave

Gehler was part of the NSKK (National Socialist Motor Corps)

measuring 38 mm

Armed Forces Merit Medal (bronze gilt

Germany. A Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Narvik Campaign Shield Archive and the authorities ordered theConstructed of stamped cupal; the shield featuring a national eagle with swooped down wings, clutching a wreathed swastika; inscribed Narvik in capital letters, with an Edelweiss flower (representing the Heer) in the center between the date 1940 and a crossed anchor (representing the Kriegsmarine) and propellor (representing the Luftwaffe) on the obverse; with its wool backer (note the extensive mothing); with its metal backing plate and all four