Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Late-War Example, by Gustav Brehmer United Republic of red wool backers

red wool backers

which were granted on March 22

the belt measuring 63 mm x 1

from the estate of Generalmajor Rolf Menneking

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Late-War Example, by Gustav Brehmer United Republic of red wool backers(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