On
9 February 1942, Generaloberst Erwin Rommel (left, Oberbefehlshaber
Panzerarmee "Afrika") awarded the Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse to two of his
allied Italian generals, Generale di Corpo d'Armata Gastone Gambara
(center, Italian XIX Corps Commander) and Generale d'Armata Ettore
Bastico (right, Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Army in North Africa).
Latter, Bastico would also receive a higher-ranking German medal -
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold - on 5 December 1942. Behind Rommel is stood
Generale di Brigata Giorgio Calvi di Bergolo (Chief of Staff of the
Italian liaison officer with Panzerarmee "Afrika"). Photo by
Kriegsberichter Ernst Alexander Zwilling.
Source :
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/1226/12b23fe47a8541af41ec3c8e9adc4e97/
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