Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction Archive A 1914 Iron Cross First

A 1914 Iron Cross First Class

This badge is likely a sample of planed production (a prototype)

The two side fold-down panels are fastened at the front by two pebbled silvery-gray magnetic buttons

When the brass lock is inserted into the three slots

He surrendered to United States forces in May 1945

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction Archive A 1914 Iron Cross First(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 base, maker marked with the logo of