Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle GTRexclude he was appointed the GOC

he was appointed the GOC of the recently arrived 5th Canadian Armoured Division when it arrived on the Italian Front in November 1943

presenting two folding creases and minimal creasing of the edges

constructed of silvery machine embroidery on an olive green rayon blend backer

and having served sixteen months in the French theatre

ordinary awards becoming insufficient to the affection and the thankfulness which we have for them

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.