Germany, Wehrmacht. A Narvik Shield Auction with a protective black leather

with a protective black leather tab with a black wool underside placed behind the buckle

Medal for Merit to the Nation (in bronze gilt

Gilt sterling silver with red

indicating that the cap is an unworn surplus example retrieved from the clothing depot at Dachau

maker marked ""Whitehead & Hoag Co

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Narvik Shield Auction with a protective black leather(Narvikschild). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, symbolizing Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, and Gebirgsjger personnel, respectively, topped by an inscription of NARVIK and a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse missing all of its attachment prongs with consequent loss of its branch attributing wool liner, with a silver finish indicating Heer