Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pair Of Flight Hauptmann Collar Tabs United Republic of then transferred to the Submarine

then transferred to the Submarine Base H

1944 and signed in black ink by an Oberfeldarzt and Chief Medical Doctor

41 mm (w) x 30

scallop-shaped bowl with a crest in the centre

Footnote: The MVSN (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale = Volunteer Army for National Security) was the Fascist Militia formed soon after Mussolini's rise to power in 1923 (somewhat equivilant to the NSDAP SturmAbeitelung in Germany)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pair Of Flight Hauptmann Collar Tabs United Republic of then transferred to the SubmarineA pair of collar tabs constructed of golden yellow wool, with three hand embroidered rank gulls in silver aluminum wire threads, below is an oak leaf half wreath again in silver aluminum, the edges are piped with twisted silver aluminum cord, mounted on a buckram backing, measuring 47. 72 mm (w) x 60. 54 mm (h), extremely fine.