Spain, Spanish State. A Personal Pair of Captain General Lapel Rank Badges Belonging to Francisco Franco, c.1960 Archive Footnote: The Long Range Desert

Footnote: The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War

Ludwig Schuster and his wife

(Kriegsverdienst Medaillen and Kreuze) - War Merit Medal

and Dinding on the Malay Peninsula

measuring 63 cm x 49 cm

Spain, Spanish State. A Personal Pair of Captain General Lapel Rank Badges Belonging to Francisco Franco, c.1960 Archive Footnote: The Long Range DesertIn bronze gilt, two lapel rank badges in diamond shape with two crossed batons with a four point star in each quadrant, the reverse bears two small loops (one at 12 oclock and one at 6 oclock), measures 35. 30 mm (w) x 48. 95 mm (h), a very scarce pair as only Francisco Franco was permitted to wear four stars, in extremely fine condition. Accompanied by an original black and white photograph of Francisco Franco with a visible lapel rank badge,