Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Newly Listed Awarded to NCO's and enlisted

Awarded to NCO's and enlisted for bravery

WESTPHALIA DEC '47" in blue ink on the reverse

who was awarded the decoration on 17 July 1940 following the Luftwaffe’s impressive performances during the invasions of Poland

The medal was issued for forty-seven engagements or skirmishes

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Newly Listed Awarded to NCO's and enlisted(Flakkampfabzeichen 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, around a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with an integral clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened