Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftgau Xi Honour Plaque To Martha Thomas Hold dragging with him a wounded

dragging with him a wounded comrade

printed in black

We went out to the west coast to the Sacramento Air Depot first and spent a couple of days there

the obverse consisting of a laurel wreath joined at the bottom by a swastika

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftgau Xi Honour Plaque To Martha Thomas Hold dragging with him a wounded(Ehrenschild des Luftgaues XI). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse bearing a dedication to STABSHELFERIN MARTHA THOMAS, above engraved inscriptions of FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG (FOR EXCEPTIONAL MERIT) and DER KOMMANDIERENDE GENERAL UND BEFEHLSHABER IM LUFTGAU XI (THE COMMANDING GENERAL AND SUPREME COMMANDER OF LUFTGAU XI), topped by a raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with an engraved signature of General Ludwig