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Heavy gold bullion weave (for Generalfeldmarschall without silver interwoven threads), applied crossed field marshal's batons in the version for the Luftwaffe made of finely embossed silver, reverse with loops.

Erhard Milch was born on March 30, 1892 in Wilhelmshaven. 1910 entry into service in the Imperial Army, promoted to Leutnant in 1911. From July 1, 1915 he was trained and deployed as an aircraft observer. He was also awarded the Iron Cross First Class. Shortly before the end of World War I, Milch, by then promoted to Hauptmann, received command of “Jagdgruppe 6”.
Immediately after the National Socialists seized power in 1933, Milch was recruited by Hermann Göring and joined the NSDAP. As Göring's State Secretary, he was responsible for building up the Luftwaffe in the 1930s, simultaneously reactivated as Oberst, then in 1934 Generalmajor, 1935 Generalleutnant, 1937 General der Flieger and Inspector General of the Luftwaffe as deputy to Commander-in-Chief Göring, promoted to Generaloberst in 1938.
On July 19, 1940 he was appointed Generalfeldmarschall and from 1941 he became Director General of Air Armament, heading the technical development and armaments production of the Luftwaffe. Besides Albert Speer, Milch was the central figure in German armaments production, particularly air armaments. In January 1943, Milch was directly ordered by Hitler through a Führer directive to ensure air supply to the encircled units of the 6th Army in Stalingrad. For this purpose, Milch traveled with close associates from the Reich Air Ministry directly to the front. The task was impossible: there was too little flight personnel, too few aircraft, and particularly no suitable airfields and landing sites within range of Stalingrad. Milch had passed the peak of his career at this time. The increasingly heavy air raids by the Allies from summer 1943 on Reich territory and the accompanying loss of air superiority ultimately led to a loss of confidence by Göring and also Hitler. In July/August 1944 he was stripped of power. On January 31, 1945 he was transferred to the Führer Reserve of the OKL. At war's end he was taken into Allied captivity. He was prosecuted before the Allied Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. In 1947 he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Later the sentence was reduced to 15 years imprisonment. In summer 1954 he was released from prison. Erhard Milch died on June 25, 1972 in Wuppertal.

Heavy gold bullion braid (for GFM without silver interwoven strands), applied crossed field marshal's batons in the version for the Luftwaffe made of finely embossed silver, with loops on reverse.

Erhard Milch was born on March 30, 1892 in Wilhelmshaven. 1910 entry into service in the Imperial Army, promoted to Lieutenant in 1911. From July 1, 1915 he was trained and deployed as an aerial observer. During this service he was also awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class. Shortly before the end of World War I, Milch, by then promoted to Captain, received command of “Jagdgruppe 6”.
Milch was recruited by Hermann Göring immediately in 1933 after the National Socialists' seizure of power and joined the NSDAP. As Göring's State Secretary in the 1930s, he was responsible for building up the Luftwaffe, simultaneously reactivated as Colonel, then in 1934 Major General, 1935 Lieutenant General, 1937 General der Flieger and Inspector General of the Luftwaffe as deputy to Commander-in-Chief Göring, 1938 promotion to Generaloberst.
On July 19, 1940 he was appointed Generalfeldmarschall and from 1941 he became, as Generalluftzeugmeister, the director of technical development and armaments production of the Luftwaffe. Alongside Albert Speer, Milch was the central figure in German armaments production, especially air armaments. In January 1943, Milch was directly tasked by Hitler through a Führer order to ensure the air supply of the encircled units of the 6th Army in Stalingrad. For this purpose, Milch traveled with close associates from the Reich Air Ministry directly to the front. The task was impossible: there were too few flying personnel, too few aircraft and especially no suitable airfields and landing sites within range of Stalingrad. Milch had passed the peak of his career at this time. The increasingly heavy air raids by the Allies from summer 1943 on Reich territory and the accompanying loss of air superiority ultimately led to a loss of confidence with Göring and also Hitler. In July/August 1944 he was stripped of power. On January 31, 1945 he was transferred to the Führer Reserve of the OKL. At war's end he came into Allied captivity. He was prosecuted before the Allied Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. In 1947 he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Later the sentence was reduced to 15 years imprisonment. In summer 1954 he was released from prison. Erhard Milch died on June 25, 1972 in Wuppertal.

Hand-embroidered metal thread execution in gold on white cloth, the crossed marshal's batons in aluminum embroidery, surrounded by gold piping.

Erhard Milch was born on March 30, 1892 in Wilhelmshaven. In 1910 he entered service in the Imperial Army, promoted to Leutnant in 1911. From July 1, 1915 he was trained and employed as an aerial observer. He was awarded the Iron Cross First Class during this service. Shortly before the end of World War I, Milch, by then promoted to Hauptmann, received command of “Jagdgruppe 6”.
Immediately after the National Socialists' seizure of power in 1933, Milch was recruited by Hermann Göring and joined the NSDAP. As Göring's State Secretary in the 1930s, he was responsible for building up the Luftwaffe, simultaneously reactivated as Oberst, then in 1934 Generalmajor, 1935 Generalleutnant, 1937 General der Flieger and Inspector General of the Luftwaffe as deputy to Commander-in-Chief Göring, promoted to Generaloberst in 1938.
On July 19, 1940 he was appointed Generalfeldmarschall and from 1941 he became Director General of Air Armament, heading technical development and armaments production of the Luftwaffe. Alongside Albert Speer, Milch was the central figure in German armaments production, particularly in air armament. In January 1943, Milch was directly ordered by Hitler through a Führer directive to ensure air supply to the encircled units of the 6th Army in Stalingrad. For this purpose, Milch traveled with close associates from the Reich Air Ministry directly to the front. The task was impossible to fulfill: there was too little flight personnel, too few aircraft, and especially no suitable airfields and landing sites within range of Stalingrad. Milch had passed the peak of his career at this time. The increasingly heavy Allied air raids on Reich territory from summer 1943 onwards and the resulting loss of air superiority ultimately led to a loss of confidence by Göring and Hitler. In July/August 1944 he was stripped of power. On January 31, 1945 he was transferred to the Führer Reserve of the OKL. At war's end he was taken into Allied captivity. He was prosecuted before the Allied Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. In 1947 he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Later the sentence was reduced to 15 years imprisonment. In summer 1954 he was released from custody. Erhard Milch died on June 25, 1972 in Wuppertal.

Hand-embroidered metallic thread execution in gold on white wool, the crossed marshal's batons in aluminum embroidery, surrounded by gold piping.

Erhard Milch was born on March 30, 1892 in Wilhelmshaven. He entered service in the Imperial Army in 1910 and was promoted to Leutnant in 1911. From July 1, 1915, he was trained and deployed as an aerial observer. During this time he was also awarded the Iron Cross First Class. Shortly before the end of World War I, Milch, by then promoted to Hauptmann, received command of “Jagdgruppe 6”.
Immediately after the National Socialists came to power in 1933, Milch was recruited by Hermann Göring and joined the NSDAP. As Göring's State Secretary, he was responsible for building up the Luftwaffe in the 1930s, simultaneously reactivated as Oberst, then promoted to Generalmajor in 1934, Generalleutnant in 1935, General der Flieger in 1937 and Inspector General of the Luftwaffe as deputy to Commander-in-Chief Göring, promoted to Generaloberst in 1938.
On July 19, 1940, he was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall and from 1941 he became, as Generalluftzeugmeister, the director of technical development and armaments production of the Luftwaffe. Alongside Albert Speer, Milch was the central figure in German armaments production, particularly in air armaments. In January 1943, Milch was directly ordered by Hitler through a Führer directive to ensure the air supply of the encircled units of the 6th Army in Stalingrad. For this purpose, Milch traveled with close associates from the Reich Air Ministry directly to the front. The task was impossible: there were too few flight personnel, too few aircraft and, in particular, no suitable airfields and landing sites within range of Stalingrad. Milch had passed the peak of his career at this time. The increasingly heavy Allied air raids on Reich territory from summer 1943 onward and the resulting loss of air superiority ultimately led to a loss of confidence by Göring and also Hitler. In July/August 1944 he was stripped of power. On January 31, 1945, he was transferred to the Führer Reserve of the OKL. At war's end, he was taken into Allied captivity. He was prosecuted before the Allied Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. In 1947 he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Later the sentence was reduced to 15 years imprisonment. In summer 1954 he was released from custody. Erhard Milch died on June 25, 1972 in Wuppertal.