Germany, Wehrmacht. An Army Issued Demjansk Shield United Republic of maker mark for Noelle &

maker mark for Noelle & Hueck of Lüdenscheid and dated “1940

Footnote: Bombardier William Taylor is shown on the roll of the 31 man Hamilton Field Battery and is listed on page 192 of the "Canada General Service Medal Roll

with casualties numbering 9

The picture was taken in Wismar (northern Germany)

Most postcards offer a basic description of the airplanes

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Army Issued Demjansk Shield United Republic of maker mark for Noelle &(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of stamped silvered zink, the obverse depicting a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a log pillbox on either side, above an inscription of DEMJANSK, with a frontal view of a single propeller plane overlaid by two crossed swords, with a bottom date of 1942, set on a field grey Heer (Army) wool background, the reverse with all four attachment prongs intact, measuring 58 mm (w) x 102 mm (h