Germany, Third Reich. A State Service Flag United Republic of petitioning the Kaiser for assistance

petitioning the Kaiser for assistance to the widow of Oberstleutnant Hermann von Briesen

ZUM ANDENKEN AN EUERN SOHN

(Ärmelband für Unteroffizier der Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1

in turn bearing a machine-embroidered

chipping evident in the green enamels on the wreath of oak leaves in multiple locations

Germany, Third Reich. A State Service Flag United Republic of petitioning the Kaiser for assistance(Reichsdienstflagge). Constructed of a dyed red cotton base, bearing double sided central white discs overlaid by ribbed black swastikas, the upper corners of the hoist edge bearing double sided white NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, with features and details highlighted in black, the hoist edge reinforced along the seam with an additional layer of red cotton and with two triangular patches at each corner, with