Field Marshal Rommel's 1942 Badge set

Field Marshall Rommel’s uniform Badge set

This Badge set represents what the “Desert Fox”  was wearing on his uniform in mid 1942 when he was still fighting the British 8^th Army in North Africa, he had just retaken Tobruk on June 21^st 1942 and before the start of the first Battle of El Alamein July 1st 

There are many pictures of various Uniforms combinations that Rommel wore but this is the most common one with a good selection of his awards.

• Knights Cross of the Iron Cross

27 May 1940, Commander of the 7th Panzer Division.

• Oakleaves to Knights cross

: 20 March 1941, Commanding General of the Afrika Korps.

• Swords to knights cross
• : 20 January 1942, Commanding General of Panzer Group Afrika.
• “Blue Max” Pour Le Merite Order

:10 December 1917, Commander of the Württemberg Mountain Battalion.

• WW1 Iron Cross 1^st Class 29^th Jan 1915
• WW2 Iron Cross Bar 15^th May 1940
• WW2 Panzer Badge Silver
• WW1 Silver wound badge
• Field Marshal shoulder Boards
• Field Marshall Collar patches
• Generals breast Eagle

Field Marshall Rommel’s medals on his Ribbon Bar

• Württemberg Military Merit Order,
• Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion,
• Bavarian Military Merit Order,
• Austrian Military Merit Cross,
• Cross of Honour for Combatants 1914-1918
• Armed Forces Long Service Award,
• Armed Forces Long Service Award,
• Commemorative Medal of 1 October 1938
• Commemorative Medal for the Return of the Memel District
• 1914 2^nd class iron cross with 1939 Bar

939 Bar