Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity 32mm (h) and 38

32mm (h) and 38

and information gleaned from a host of interviews

the pommel is rounded with a squared-off top

accompanied by the star of the order

on the left side is a machine embroidered NSKK insignia in silver thread on black embroidery backing (indicating Motorgruppe Niederrhein or Berlin)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by Gustav Brehmer certificate_of_authenticity 32mm (h) and 38(Flak Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked BREHMER, MARKNEUKIRCHEN, measuring 44.