Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Prototype Award Museum Display Piece Newly Listed Dönitz achieved the rank of

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

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

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 Dönitz achieved the rank of(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.