beech wood shield with a screwed cast metal badge applied. Badge shows two stylised aircraft with 3 skyward lightning bolts symbolising the anti-aircraft artillery above the unit number 4/38, This was possibly the Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 438 which was stationed around the district of Cologne protecting the airfields and city, Heavy item with single hole for wall mounting on reverse
Illustrated wartime book on the Luftwaffe's participation in the invasion of Poland, german text
complete but in a poor condition with spine piece missing