Germany, Heer. A Narvik Shield, Type 3 certificate_of_authenticity A signed photograph of William

A signed photograph of  William Avery Bishop (1894-1956)

before surrendering to American forces at the war’s conclusion

” he wrote

measuring 71 mm x 51 mm

with a large crown between each arm

Germany, Heer. A Narvik Shield, Type 3 certificate_of_authenticity A signed photograph of William(Narvikschild). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised propeller, anchor, and edelweiss, representing the Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, and Heer (Gebirgsjger), respectively, flanked by a date of 1940, and topped by an inscription of NARVIK and German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed swastika, affixed with all four cruciform attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and