Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Overseas Cap Archive Footnote: The National Order for

Footnote: The National Order for Civil Merit was instituted on August 2

slightly soiled

scattered light pitting

1940 for Air Defence with the 608 Heavy Flak Battalion

Huntley 4th Dragoon Gds

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Overseas Cap Archive Footnote: The National Order for(Luftwaffe Fliegermtze). An extremely well preserved Luftwaffe Officers overseas cap, constructed of dark grey wool twill. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side paneling, trimmed along the upper edge by a band of silver aluminum wire piping. Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a dark grey wool backer bearing a hand embroidered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika. The eagle insignia measures 70 mm (h) x 40 mm