Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, By Hermann Aurich Archive Heard was in action and

Heard was in action and suffered gun shot (shrapnel) wounds to his chest and right thumb

He was admitted to hospital in Calgary on May 31

7 mm (w) x 52

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Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, By Hermann Aurich Archive Heard was in action and(Heeres Flak Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with depressed and crimped hinge with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Hermann Aurich, Dresden, measuring 44. 73 mm (w) x 60.