Wehrmacht Eagle
Cast iron sculpture originating from the German Wehrmacht, made to commemorate of the successful Norwegian campaign (Unternehmen Weserübung) and an infantry company (inscribed on the base) assumed to have partaken in it.
This eagle, with its vertical wing arrangement amongst other distinguishing features, was modeled upon the unique helmet decal that adorned all standard-issue German Army (Heer) helmets during the Second World War. Distinct from the state-sanctioned Reichsadler design used by all other organizations in Nazi Germany, it reflects the prestige and high level of autonomy the Heer enjoyed as one of the oldest and most trusted institutions within the Reich.
Requisitioned by an American G.I. from the regional headquarters of the German military command in Paris, then stationed at the Hotel Le Meurice. The property would also serve as the headquarters of General Dietrich von Choltitz, the military governor of Paris, remembered for having famously disobeyed Hitler’s orders to level the city before it fell into Allied hands.
Inscribed on the base reads:
IN MEMORIAM | of the 9/140 Infantry Company | NORWAY 1940.
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Cast iron sculpture originating from the German Wehrmacht, made to commemorate of the successful Norwegian campaign (Unternehmen Weserübung) and an infantry company (inscribed on the base) assumed to have partaken in it.
This eagle, with its vertical wing arrangement amongst other distinguishing features, was modeled upon the unique helmet decal that adorned all standard-issue German Army (Heer) helmets during the Second World War. Distinct from the state-sanctioned Reichsadler design used by all other organizations in Nazi Germany, it reflects the prestige and high level of autonomy the Heer enjoyed as one of the oldest and most trusted institutions within the Reich.
Requisitioned by an American G.I. from the regional headquarters of the German military command in Paris, then stationed at the Hotel Le Meurice. The property would also serve as the headquarters of General Dietrich von Choltitz, the military governor of Paris, remembered for having famously disobeyed Hitler’s orders to level the city before it fell into Allied hands.
Inscribed on the base reads:
IN MEMORIAM | of the 9/140 Infantry Company | NORWAY 1940.
