Plaque of honor of the Commander-in-Chief South

Albert Kesselring was considered to be the donor of the plaque of honor

The honorary plaque of the Commander-in-Chief South was a non-wearable award of the German Air Force during the Second World War , which had been donated by Field Marshal Albert Kesselring in his capacity as Commander in Chief of the Air Force in the Mediterranean area in 1942 in recognition of outstanding technical merits.

The plaque of honor, made of black cast iron with a raised embossed edge, is 189 mm high and 150 mm wide. It shows the entire geographical outlines of the Mediterranean area with Italy , Greece and the north coast of Africa . Above it, in a raised embossing, you can see the Luftwaffe national emblem and the four-line inscription below: FOR / OUTSTANDING / TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE / IN THE EAST . This is followed by Kesselring's signature as a facsimile Kesselring , under which his military rank GENERAL FIELD MARSHAL / OBERBEFEHLSHABER SÜD is written. The accompanying certificate in DIN A4 format contains the sentence: In recognition / the outstanding technical merits / in the south / I will hand over my plaque of honor to ... the additional sentence: I associate it with the trust in / further energetic commitment to achieve the final victory. .

Individual evidence

↑ Klaus D. Patzwall : The non-wearable medals and plaques of the air force. 1935–1945 (= Studies on the History of Awards. Vol. 5). Patzwall, Norderstedt 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-04-5 , pp. 80-83.

[1] Klaus D. Patzwall : The non-wearable medals and plaques of the air force. 1935–1945 (= Studies on the History of Awards. Vol. 5). Patzwall, Norderstedt 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-04-5 , pp. 80-83.