Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Archive He was buried in his

He was buried in his uniform and wrapped within a mattress cover

marked with “STH” (Der Stahlhelm) and “Ges

Instituted in 1976

Once in the Reserve

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Archive He was buried in his(Flakkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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, with a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of E. Ferdinand Wiedmann,