Luftwaffe Afrika Cufftitle – Officer’s Version GTRexclude also awarded "50" tank badge)

also awarded "50" tank badge)

measuring 282 mm in length

of very good quality manufacture with good fire gilding and bright enamels

5 mm x 71 mm

Pearkes and his staff left for England to join the 1st Canadian Infantry Division

Luftwaffe Afrika Cufftitle – Officer’s Version GTRexclude also awarded "50" tank badge)Luftwaffe AFRIKA Cufftitle Officers Version; of blue wool construction, measuring approximately 44cm (or 18 inches), centering AFRIKA in Latin script, hand embroidered in flat silvery bullion wire, folded and stitched at the ends, as originally worn; reverse of the cufftitle has in the center (behind AFRIKA) black stiffened fabric, as is often the case with early fine quality officers cufftitles. Tunic removed, in worn condition; version for Officers