Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Desk Ornament Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic featuring only a strip of

featuring only a strip of fabric sewn to the interior of the collar to act as a loop for hanging

beige and gold-coloured inks

Material fatigue consisting with age and field use is evident

he was wounded by shrapnel at Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) on November 5

He graded a "College Level A" on the General Education Development (GED) Test and would later attend the University of Maryland

Germany, Third Reich. A Patriotic Desk Ornament Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic featuring only a strip of(Tischdekoration). Constructed of of gilded brass, consisting of a converted national flag pole finial in the form of a ribbed mobile swastika situated within an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, surrounding by a teardrop shaped border, in turn culminating in a German national eagle with wings outstretched, emanating from a hollow pedestal formerly connecting to a pole, now riveted to an ornamental scalloped base for display on a desk or other flat