Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of inclusive of integral suspension ring)

inclusive of integral suspension ring)

It was there that the situation was so critical that General Omar Bradley was seriously considering abandoning the beachhead

the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FÜR KRIEGS-HILFSDIENST” (“FOR VOLUNTARY WAR AID”)

situated above a silvered date of “1929” topped by oak leaves

Demonstrating signs of age and wear including some pitting in the wood of the handle

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of inclusive of integral suspension ring)(Flak Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with the logo