Description
circumscribed by an inscription “VERDIENST UM DIE EXPEDITION” (“SERVICE TO THE EXPEDITION”)
new enlarged edition in 1956
Measuring 211 mm (w) x 167 mm (h)
a scarce example of a prestigious decoration hailed as the Pour le Mérite equivalent for enlisted men and non-commissioned officers in near extremely fine condition
with approximately 40% of the original silvering intact
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Jagdgeschwader Richthofen EM/NCO’s Cuff Title Buy Now circumscribed by an inscription “VERDIENST(Luftwaffe rmelband Jagdgeschwader Richthofen fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark blue wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey inscription of JAGDGESCHWADER RICHTHOFEN in Fraktur script, the reverse featuring a black cotton liner, unmarked, measuring 4 cm (w) x 46 cm (l), an example of a cuff title worn by personnel of Fliegergruppe Dberitz in unissued and near mint condition.