Deutsch: Der Ärmelschild Narvik war eine Auszeichnung der Wehrmacht und wurde an Soldaten verliehen, die 1940 an der Schlacht um Narvik (Norwegen) teilgenommen hatten.
Nederlands: Narvikschild
English: Narvik Shield (German: Narvikschild, Norwegian: Narvikskjoldet) was a World War II
German military decoration awarded to all German forces that took part in the
battles of Narvik between 9 April and 8 June 1940. It was instituted on 19 August 1940 as the first of a series of
arm shield campaign awards. The award is seen sewn onto the upper part of the left sleeve of a Wehrmacht uniform tunic.
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