Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac These surviving examples are valuable

These surviving examples are valuable

The medal was authorized by an Act of Congress in 1901 and was awarded to those personnel who served on ships in the fleet of Rear Admiral William T

dress uniforms were used in battle and occasionally an officer

Minor creasing is evident to the exterior

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac These surviving examples are valuable(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 two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a narrow integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral