A Cased Iron Cross Second Class 1939 - In LDO Case
maker marked "JOS
The eagle shows nice detailing and is nicely convexed to fit the contours of the Shako
He is being awarded the commemorative badge for merits in the firefighting department by the Prussian state ministry
It is dated to Berchtesgaden (southern Bavaria) on July 31
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Second Pattern, by C.E. Juncker Newly Listed A Cased Iron Cross Second(Flak Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN S. W., measuring 44. 42 mm (w)