Germany, Wehrmacht. A Vehicle Identification Flag, Battle-Damaged Example Republic of a Reichsbahn official’s eagle

a Reichsbahn official’s eagle

with reverse inscription “Order of Merit” in gilded Japenese lettering

and placed with No

It measures approximately 180 mm (w) (inclusive of fixtures) x 240 mm (l) x 115 mm (h) (exclusive of spike)

a post he served in until the end of 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Vehicle Identification Flag, Battle-Damaged Example Republic of a Reichsbahn official’s eagle(Wehrmacht Fliegererkennungstuch). An interesting Wehrmacht (Heer) vehicle identification flag, constructed of three panels of red cotton rayon blended cloth, the obverse overlaid by a white cotton disc measuring 70 cm in diameter, in turn bearing a dyed black mobile swastika, with all four corners perforated with eyelets which are reinforced with magnetic metal grommets for attachment to a vehicle in the field, unmarked, measuring 172 mm (l) x 100 cm