Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction Archive 5 cm in length when

5 cm in length when inserted into the scabbard

wearing a wrap featuring an indeterminate shoulder strap numeral or device

he led a group of nationalists in sabotage operations against the occupying force

hilt decorated with oak leafs

The top is constructed of a small wooden stick covered in the same red velvet material with ball finials (missing on the left side)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction Archive 5 cm in length when(Flak Kampfabzeichen 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 mobile swastika, surrounding a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with the logo