Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Harbour Pilot’s Flag Auction ORIENT (silver gilt

ORIENT (silver gilt

very heavy and well made cross

marked “Alois Rettenmaier

edged by orange Waffenfarbe piping

" Army Commendation Medal Citation inscribed "For expectionally (sic) meritorious service as Chief

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Harbour Pilot’s Flag Auction ORIENT (silver gilt(Kriegsmarine Lotsen Flagge). A rare and extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine Harbour Pilots flag, constructed of a white cotton twill base, bearing a double sided central dyed NSDAP style German flag in the form of a red base overlaid by a white disc, in turn bearing a black mobile swastika, the hoist corners reinforced with extra layers of cotton twill, the outer corners reinforced with rows of machine stitching, the hoist edge reinforced with an