Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of and (c) Basic train­ing for

and (c) Basic train­ing for some 700 recruits would be con­ducted by Sam Mackness

measures 160mm (w) x 85mm (h)

inviting her to come and watch him speed-skate

one is stamped "772949 PTE SKINNER J

Minor tarnishing is evident throughout

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Republic of and (c) Basic train­ing for(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, surrounding a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a wide crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of E. Ferdinand Wiedmann,