Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Prototype Award Museum Display Piece Newly Listed A textbook example of a

A textbook example of a mid-war manufacture German “Flak Abzeichen”

Dönitz achieved the rank of Grossdmiral (Grand Admiral) and replaced Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine)

stating that that he had no previous military service

and carries a facsimile of Chief of the Presidential Chancellery of the Führer and the Chancellor

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 571 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Prototype Award Museum Display Piece Newly Listed A textbook example of a(Prototyp Kreuz Museumsstck). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, the arms bearing raised oak leaves, with a date of 1813 in the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 33. 74 mm (w) x 39. 16 mm (h), weighing 12. 0 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in very fine condition.