Germany, Army. A Wehrmacht Issue Flak Badge by C.E. Juncker with Vertical Oblong Catch United Republic of impressed "1436977 SPR TARSEM SINGH

impressed "1436977 SPR TARSEM SINGH BENGAL ENGRS GP

not hallmarked

eager to avoid damage to morale and anxious to avoid any suggestion of faulty American construction

the dome bearing the Alpini insignia in a deep purple ink

the edges trimmed in gray embroidery interlaced with strands of fine aluminum wire

Germany, Army. A Wehrmacht Issue Flak Badge by C.E. Juncker with Vertical Oblong Catch United Republic of impressed "1436977 SPR TARSEM SINGH(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 wreathed 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 squared off wire catch soldered to a vertical oblong baseplate