Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of 4) An Iron Cross 1939

4) An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2

For a short period of time during 1939

with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base plate

consisting of six feinzink buttons meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes

the British made an epic retreat across northern Spain

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of 4) An Iron Cross 1939(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 a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with the logo