Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Archive A War Merit Cross 2

A War Merit Cross 2

1mm (w – inclusive of integral rings) x 29

“Im Felde” (in the field)

including a Gold Grade II Class Medal with Swords

its name was changed to the National Order of Merit in 1929

Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, Wartime-Compatible Example, by Rudolf Souval Archive A War Merit Cross 2(Heeres Flak Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Heer style German national 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 43. 63 mm (w) x 59. 18 mm (h),