Luftwaffe Afrika Cufftitle Newly Listed circa 1871

circa 1871

lining wear on the hinged area

the regiment was reduced to having field grade officers from other regiments periodically assigned to serve as the 88th’s acting commander

Instruction was carried out principally on the de Havilland Tiger Moth

no sharpening and a nice clean maker mark and motto

Luftwaffe Afrika Cufftitle Newly Listed circa 1871Luftwaffe Afrika Cufftitle measures approximately 37cm (or 15 inches) in total length, in dark blue felt backing, with the word Afrika in a block script, machine embroidered in a silvery grey cotton thread, in slightly worn condition. This cufftitle was instituted on March 6, 1942 and was authorized for wear by all members of Luftwaffe Units that were stationed in North Africa, and by those who were wounded in North Africa. Nice example.