Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Vehicle Standard Of Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz Hold W2” on the reverse

W2” on the reverse

marked “ACT OF CONGRESS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1 AUGUST 1947” and engraved “AMB” on reverse

with a vertical slender banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch

scattered flaking in the black paint on the obverse arms

surrounding the city of Bordeaux

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Vehicle Standard Of Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz Hold W2” on the reverseThis is the flag belonging to the Inspector Admiral of the Navy of the Greater German Reich with the Rank of Grand Admiral (Karl Dnitz). It is constructed of white cotton linen with a multi coloured print on the obverse, depicting a black cross patte in the centre, with crossed Field Marshal's batons, and a national eagle clutching a mobile swastika superimposed onto the cross. All four edges of the flag feature a dual ply hem, with the hoist edge