Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Early-War Example, by Gustav Brehmer Auction 46 mm (w) x 36

46 mm (w) x 36

most of the latter insignia having been lost to time

Discontinued in 1945

the core is short by the length of one decoration as a result of retro-fitting a Third Reich-period decoration

of those 29 were destroyed in close combat 63 anti-tank guns

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Early-War Example, by Gustav Brehmer Auction 46 mm (w) x 36(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