Honor plaque of the Luftgau Command VIII

The honor plaque of the Luftgau Command VIII was a non-wearable award of the German Air Force during the Second World War , which was awarded by General der Flieger Bernhard Waber in 1942 for members of the Luftgau Command VIII for good performance and was issued over 700 times.

First form

The upright rectangular badge is 140 mm high and 100 mm wide, made of iron and kept matt black. It shows an air force eagle on its front, holding the pommel of a sword pointing downwards with both fangs . The pommel of the sword shows an upside-down swastika. To the left of the sword is the depiction of the Wroclaw town hall and the banner waving underneath with the inscription: BRESLAU . To the right of the sword, the representation of Krakow Castle is symbolized, which is also surrounded by a banner with the inscription KRAKAU on the lower edge. Below these two images is the three-line inscription: FOR.GUTE.LEISTUNG / DER.KOMMANDIERDE.GENERAL / UND.BEFEHLSHABER.IM.LGK.VIII .

Second form

The second form of the badge differs slightly from its predecessor, with the inscription under the Wroclaw City Hall (left) now showing the inscription: SCHLESIEN and on the right instead of the inscription BRESLAU now GEN.GOUV. ( Generalgouvernement ) is to be read. The following three-line inscription is now changed: FOR.GUTE.LEISTUNG / THE.COMMANDING.GENERAL / AND COMMANDER .

The plaques of honor were presented to the recipient with an award certificate in A5 format.

Individual evidence

↑ Klaus D. Patzwall : The non-wearable plaques and medals of the Luftwaffe 1935-1945 (= studies on the history of awards . Volume 5 ). Patzwall, Norderstedt 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-04-5 , p. 65-70 .

[1] Klaus D. Patzwall : The non-wearable plaques and medals of the Luftwaffe 1935-1945 (= studies on the history of awards . Volume 5 ). Patzwall, Norderstedt 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-04-5 , p. 65-70 .