Germany, Luftwaffe. A Geschwader Horst Wessel Cuff Title Hold An Italian Alpini Association African

An Italian Alpini Association African Campaign Medal -  Blackened bronze

It was taken during the fightings leading to the Russian re-taking of the city of Dnepropetrovsk from the Germans in late October 1943

His wounding was mentioned in the Supplement to the London Gazette 21747 of Tuesday

5 cm in the inseam

Gunner HANSON (sic)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Geschwader Horst Wessel Cuff Title Hold An Italian Alpini Association African(Zerstrergeschwader 26 Horst Wessel rmelband). Constructed of dark blue doeskin wool, bearing a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire inscription of GESCHWADER HORST WESSEL in Fraktur script, the reverse plain, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 360 mm (l), in uniform removed and near extremely fine condition.