Germany, Wehrmacht. An Afrika Cuff Title, Type 4 United Republic of Iron Cross 1st Class

Iron Cross 1st Class

all measuring 25 mm in length and with magnetic metal cores and horizontal pinbacks

4) A medal ribbon bar featuring three ribbons

I award to Gefreiten Heinrich Thies the Pilot’s Badge

used a smoke screen

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Afrika Cuff Title, Type 4 United Republic of Iron Cross 1st Class(Wehrmacht rmelband Afrika). Constructed of a khaki tan camelhair cloth base, the obverse trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with silver grey embroidered tresses, bearing a central machine embroidered silver grey inscription of AFRIKA in block Latin script, flanked on each side by palm trees of identical construction, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 210 cm (l) as presented and when folded on a flat surface, demonstrating minor soiling near