Germany, Wehrmacht. A Vehicle Identification Flag, Battle-Damaged Example Republic of this airman was the rear

this airman was the rear gunner of an aircraft engaged on a reconnaissance flight over the Tunisian Road

the reverse with a handwritten inscription with a date of “1896” and an identical maker’s mark

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

a post he served in until the end of 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Vehicle Identification Flag, Battle-Damaged Example Republic of this airman was the rear(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