Bronze Spanien Kreuz diploma. In cardboard. Beautiful embossed eagle. Diploma awarded to Feldwebel Wilhelm Becker Geschwader Horst Wessel, 3 March 1939. Autopen signature of the German Chancellor and Meissner. Some wear and patina. Condition II+. The 26 Horst Wessel Destruction Wing was a Luftwaffe unit within the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. Mainly equipped with twin-engined Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters and their successors, this formation, classified as a heavy fighter, was responsible for escorting bomber groups and air combat operations. The unit took part in numerous theatres of operations, including the Western Campaign, the Battle of Britain, the Balkan Campaign, air operations in Crete, the German-Soviet War and the African Campaign. It was disbanded on 16 July 1944. Spanish Cross in Bronze certificate. Heavy paper stock with embossed eagle. Awarded to Feldwebel Wilhelm Becker of Geschwader Horst Wessel on 3 March 1939. Autopen signatures of the German Chancellor and Meissner. Some wear and patina on the piece. Condition II+. Zerstörergeschwader 26 Horst Wessel was a Luftwaffe unit of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. Mainly equipped with twin-engined Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters and their successor models, this heavy fighter formation carried out escort missions for bomber groups as well as air-combat operations. The unit took part in numerous theatres of war, including the Western Campaign, the Battle of Britain, the Balkan Campaign, air operations over Crete, the German-Soviet War, and the North African Campaign. It was disbanded on 16 July 1944.