Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Unknown Maker Variant, Second Die with Case GTRexclude 1917 saw him named to

1917 saw him named to the rank of Temporary Major

constructed of red wool with a card stock core

with black lacquered iron crosses on wings

and spent time in the field hospital in Simferopol between June 22 and June 30th

after we had a bit of experience

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Unknown Maker Variant, Second Die with Case GTRexclude 1917 saw him named to(Flak Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe mit Etui). 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 round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of