Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield GTRexclude the reverse presents the initials

the reverse presents the initials FW

replacing the old Ottoman Turkish alphabet

The page carries Meierdrees’s signature in blue ink

on 8 August 1940 he received the Iron Cross

measuring 130 mm (w) x 115 mm (h))

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Narvik Shield GTRexclude the reverse presents the initials(Kriegsmarine Narvikschild). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, symbolizing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Gebirgsjger, respectively, flanked by a date of 1940, topped by an inscription of NARVIK and a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, affixed will all four reverse attachment prongs to a dark blue wool backer indicating Kriegsmarine issue, with