H75154 ARMY FLAK ARTILLERY BADGE, 1941. (Heeres-Flakabzeichen) 

BACKGROUND: The German Army Flak, (Anti-aircraft Artillery), Badge was instituted by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch, on July 18^TH 1941, for bestowal to army anti-aircraft battery crews, with the award of the badge based on a point structure basis. Of Note: Although Hermann Göring’s Luftwaffe was the ultimate authority of all things concerned with flight including anti-aircraft defence most division within the German army had a subordinate Flak battalion that usually contained three 88mm caliber batteries and an additional two 20mm caliber batteries to provide internal air defence. 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Die struck, partially scooped backed, alloy construction badge with a matte blue/grey silver wash is in the form of an embossed, vertically oval oak-leaf wreath with a Wehrmacht style eagle, with down-swept wings, superimpose to top center, encompassing the profile likeness of a nicely detailed 88mm anti-aircraft artillery piece with the barrel extending beyond the outer edge of the wreath. The badge retains about 95% of its original, attractive blue/grey wash with a small spot of oxidization spotting to the breech of the artillery piece. The reverse of the badge has a scooped depression to the barrel and breech area of the artillery piece and interestingly has a matte silver wash that is fully retained. The reverse of the badge has a crimped, soldered, hinge, a broad, tapered, vertical pin and a heavy soldered catch all intact. The badge has no visible manufacturers markings but is a typical "Foerster & Barth" production example. Scarce, nicely detailed, attractive, army Flak badge.

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