Description
he was appointed the GOC of the recently arrived 5th Canadian Armoured Division when it arrived on the Italian Front in November 1943
ordinary awards becoming insufficient to the affection and the thankfulness which we have for them
a veteran of the First World War who served on the Western Front from 31 July 1914 until 8 November 1918
Robert Young
Manitoba Regiment
Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle GTRexclude he was appointed the GOC(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of blue grey wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse retaining a mostly intact paper liner, unmarked, measuring 80 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), demonstrating oxidation throughout the wire, in uniform removed and fair condition.