Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Early-War Example, by Gustav Brehmer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic on a loop for suspension

on a loop for suspension from period original ribbon

the insignia measuring 122 mm in diameter

to make sure that Lieutenant Colonel Waters could be identified and taken back

and Parachute Jump Instructor Brevet (silvered metal

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Early-War Example, by Gustav Brehmer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic on a loop for suspension(Flak Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked BREHMER, MARKNEUKIRCHEN, measuring 44. 70