{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-named-usgi-bring-back-army-camp-flag-with-11-attached-items-17-x-30","title":"Original German WWII Named USGI Bring Back Army Camp Flag with 11 Attached Items - 17\" x 30\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a totally original authentic German WWII Wehrmacht Heer Army Camp Flag, measuring a modest 17\" x 3\", brought back home by USGI's after the war. The design is essentially a smaller version of the standard NSDAP party flag, with a large \u003cem\u003eSwas\u003c\/em\u003e (Hook Cross or Swas) in the center of a white circle on a red field. This example made of cotton or linen, the standard materials for flags of the period, and is double sided.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was used as a \"collection display\" for the servicemen who brought it back, who signed their names onto one of the two attached NSDAP armbands. These appear to be \u003cstrong\u003eBOB HOWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eC.O. BOYLE\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eDALTON PIERCE\u003c\/strong\u003e. There is also a \"7 J.H.\" on the armband, but we do not know if these are initials, or a unit marking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 11 items are attached to the flag mostly by stitches, and we believe them to be WWII period, however with the U.S. badges that is nearly impossible to tell. The items include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. Army  13th Armored Division \"Black Cats\" Divisional Insignia. This unit existed from Oct 1942 to Nov 1945\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. Army Airborne Glider Operations Command Patch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. Army Enlisted Garrison Cap Airborne Glider badge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. \"Ruptured Duck\" Honorable Service Emblem lozenge badge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerman WWII Later War NSDAP Armband - Single Piece Dyed Cotton Construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerman WWII Early War NSDAP Armband - Multipiece Wool with Rayon Moire circle and multi-piece Swas (hook cross).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerman WWII Luftwaffe Cap Eagle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerman WWII HJ German Youth Organization Badge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerman WWII Luftwaffe Cap Insignia Trapezoid with Eagle and Cockade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerman WWII Luftwaffe EM\/NCO Cloth Embroidered Observer Badge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerman WWII Luftwaffe Vehicle Driver Specialist Badge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition is very good, though there definitely is wear and some tears on the flag. There also are some stitches which no longer have anything attached, so there were probably more items in the flag originally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fantastic collectors items with some real research potential!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39546825343045,"sku":"ONSV21MAX132","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ONSV21MAX132__01.jpg?v=1632425696","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-named-usgi-bring-back-army-camp-flag-with-11-attached-items-17-x-30","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}