Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive Coningham was promoted to Air

Coningham was promoted to Air Marshal and directed tactical air force operations in the Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy as commander of the Northwest African Tactical Air Force

and pinned with gilded bronze Latin letters “FP” for Feld Post

13 mm x 94

Reserve Badge (bronze

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The German Mother, Gold Grade With Case, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive Coningham was promoted to Air(Ehrenkreuze der Deutschen Mutter mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross, the obverse with blue and white enameled arms, with a central black swastika on a white enameled disc, circumscribed by a raised inscription of DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER (TO THE GERMAN MOTHER), the reverse with an etched institution date of 16. DEZEMBER 1938 and a