Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque Newly Listed Grand Cross Badge in silver

Grand Cross Badge in silver gilt with white enamels

"W" to the left

Together with the SAS

invidious to make special mention of anywhere the whole did so well

The thin red felt blade washer is soiled but remains intact

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Banak Occupation Trench Art Plaque Newly Listed Grand Cross Badge in silver(Luftwaffe Erinnerungsplakette). A unique hand carved trench art plaque commemorating the German (Luftwaffe) occupation of Banak, Norway, constructed of partially stained wood, the obverse consisting of a stylized shield split into quadrants, with one each bearing a polar bear, an inscription of BANAK, a date of 1943, and a Nordic Cross style flag, topped by a German national eagle with featuring executed in exceptional detail, clutching a wreathed