Wehrmacht: Flagpole for regimental flag from 1940
Description
Automatic translation from Danish.
Wehrmacht: Extremely rare, original flagpole for regimental flag. of openwork bronze, restored fracture, stamped RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) 40. H. 39 cm. Fractured when assembled, mounted on a later base.
Provenance; Acquired from the estate of Dynamit-Åge.
Today, the flagpoles are mostly found in Russian museums, as the Red Army captured the regimental flags during the conquest of Berlin and then brought them to Moscow. Rarely found in private ownership.