A Kriegsmarine Narvik Campaign Shield Hold Translation of the reason for

Translation of the reason for the award states: Franz Keilbauer – Gefreiter Franz Keilauer has belonged to the division since January 11th 1943 and is used in the motor vehicle squadron as dispatch rider

depicting 1) Paul von Hindenburg arriving at a town centre

followed by burial in St

"I do not think that the fact that one-half of the small garrison of a place taken by assault was either killed or wounded evinced any very unusual bloodthirstiness on the part of the assailants

George V (J

A Kriegsmarine Narvik Campaign Shield Hold Translation of the reason forA Narvik Schild; constructed of stamped gilt feinzink; the shield featuring 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 propeller (representing the Luftwaffe) on the obverse; three of its four prongs intact on the reverse; unmarked; measuring 90 mm