Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Archive A War Merit Cross 2

A War Merit Cross 2

A miniature breast star

“Im Felde” (in the field)

1mm (w – inclusive of integral rings) x 29

daughter of Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846 - 1930) and his wife Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856 - 1932)

Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Archive A War Merit Cross 2(Heeres Flak Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Heer style German national 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 43. 63 mm (w) x 59. 18 mm (h),