Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Hold the obverse depicting the Frankfurt

the obverse depicting the Frankfurt coat of arms

Instituted on 1 September 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI

measuring 59mm in navy blue wool base with a machine embroidered rank chevron and pip in silvery/grey threads

33 mm x 89 mm

He was promoted to Field Marshal on May 26

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Unknown Maker Variant Hold the obverse depicting the Frankfurt(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a widely