Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition multi-piece construction German WWII Swas (hook cross) identification flag used for Panzer tanks and other vehicles. It measures approximately 30 ½” x 37 inches and has the standard NSDAP Swas (Hook Cross) dyed onto a circular white field. This was then sewn onto the multi-piece red cotton body of the flag. It shows some light wear and staining, and does look to have been issued in the field at some point, unlike most that we see. There is staining on the central circle, and scattered damage to the fabric.
This flag features multi-piece construction and is single sided with brass plated steel grommets located in each corner. These grommets were secured to tension lines that secured the flag to the back of the tank laying flat. Thereby the flag was only visible to persons located above the tank. Generally these flags were intended to be seen by German airplanes so as not to be struck by friendly fire.
Most German tanks were destroyed during combat, so very few of these flags remained at the end of the war and most known examples were directly removed from tanks by USGIs in the field.
Comes ready to display on your Panzers!