Germany, Wehrmacht. An Afrikakorps Cuff Title Hold A Second War Czech Volunteer

A Second War Czech Volunteer Cross - 1939-1945

due to heart failure

He was Minister of National Defence from 1957 to 1960 under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker

marked "Docomend - Bucuresti"

Commander (numbered "C980" on the reverse)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Afrikakorps Cuff Title Hold A Second War Czech Volunteer(rmelband Afrikakorps). Constructed of an olive drab cotton rayon blend, the obverse bearing a central dark green band, overlaid by a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire inscription of AFRIKAKORPS in Latin script, the band trimmed along both edges with machine embroidered silver aluminum wire tresses, the reverse plain, unmarked, measuring 33 mm (w) x 440 mm (l), a full length example in extremely fine condition.