Honor plate of the Luftgau Command Norway
The honor shield of the Luftgau Command Norway was a non-bearable award of the German Air Force during the Second World War , which was donated by General der Flieger Karl Kitzinger in 1941 for the members of the Luftgau Command Norway .
Appearance of the first form
The plaque made of cast zinc is 152 mm high, 110 mm wide and shows in its upper third the sovereign badge of the Luftwaffe in raised embossing and the four-line inscription below: FOR SPECIAL SERVICES / THE COMMANDING GENERAL / AND COMMANDER IN / LUFTGAU NORWAY . Below the inscription is the round symbol of a naked man riding on the back of a reindeer . He holds on to the antlers with his left hand and a small knife in his right. It is not yet clear whether this symbol is a kind of self-created Luftgau badge. The back of the badge, apart from the stamped matriculation number and the manufacturer's name K OSLO , is smooth and shows a suspension device on the upper head through which a nail or the like can be driven. The maximum number of awards of the first form so far determined is 6990.
Appearance of the second form
The shield of honor of the second form is also made of cast zinc, is rectangular and shows within a border of 42 interwoven swastikas the sovereign badge of the Luftwaffe with the two-line inscription above it: FOR SPECIAL / PERFORMANCE and below the eagle the final five-line inscription: DER / KOMMANDIERENDE / GENERAL AND COMMAND / HABER IN FIELD AIR / GAU NORWAY . The back of the badge is empty, apart from the stamped matriculation number and the hanging device.
Award numbers
- July 25, 1941: 548
- February 2, 1942: 2277
- April 4, 1942: 3796
- May 1, 1944: 7225
- August 1, 1944: 8144
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. 122-130.