This is an authentic, glass-framed Italian-German Africa Campaign Medal, acquired from a street market in Cairo, Egypt, during the early 2000s. The medal was reportedly recovered from the battlefield area around Tripoli, Libya, the principal port used to supply the German Afrika Korps and a key location during the North African Campaign of 1941–1943.
The medal is near complete, although the original ribbon has suffered damage over the years. It still retains traces of its original finish and remains in good, solid condition without breaking up or deteriorating. The medal has been attractively mounted in a glass-fronted box frame measuring approximately 10 inches by 10 inches, making it an excellent display piece for any Second World War collection.
Instituted by the Italian government in 1942, the Italian-German Africa Campaign Medal was awarded to German and Italian personnel who served in the North African theatre. It recognised operational service in the campaign, including participation in combat operations, wounds received in action, and meritorious or sustained service in the theatre.
Many of these medals were issued directly to soldiers serving with frontline formations and operational units rather than solely through rear administrative centres. As a result, campaign medals of this type were often worn immediately on active service uniforms.
This is a genuine wartime medal with a fascinating provenance, connected to one of the most famous campaigns of the Second World War. It represents an increasingly scarce piece of Afrika Korps history and would make a superb addition to any militaria collection.
This is an authentic, glass-framed Italian-German Africa Campaign Medal, acquired from a street market in Cairo, Egypt, during the early 2000s. The medal was reportedly recovered from the battlefield area around Tripoli, Libya, the principal port used to supply the German Afrika Korps and a key location during the North African Campaign of 1941–1943.
The medal is near complete, although the original ribbon has suffered damage over the years. It still retains traces of its original finish and remains in good, solid condition without breaking up or deteriorating. The medal has been attractively mounted in a glass-fronted box frame measuring approximately 10 inches by 10 inches, making it an excellent display piece for any Second World War collection.
Instituted by the Italian government in 1942, the Italian-German Africa Campaign Medal was awarded to German and Italian personnel who served in the North African theatre. It recognised operational service in the campaign, including participation in combat operations, wounds received in action, and meritorious or sustained service in the theatre.
Many of these medals were issued directly to soldiers serving with frontline formations and operational units rather than solely through rear administrative centres. As a result, campaign medals of this type were often worn immediately on active service uniforms.
This is a genuine wartime medal with a fascinating provenance, connected to one of the most famous campaigns of the Second World War. It represents an increasingly scarce piece of Afrika Korps history and would make a superb addition to any militaria collection.
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