RARE Miniature Luftwaffe Flying Unit Flag for use on a Desk or Officer's Mess Table.A color illustration of this pattern Luftwaffe organizational flag appears in page 108 of Flags and Standards of the Third Reich - Army, Navy and Air Force by Brian Lee Davis. The double-sided miniature flag is constructed of linen-weave cotton and measures 15cm x 13.5cm (including fringe) and is attached to a stiffened backing. The left side of the flag features a printed white disc surrounded by a printed garland of silver/grey-colored oak leaves gathered at the bottom by two lengths of printed silver/grey-colored ribbon. Set in the center of the garland is a printed black Iron Cross edged with two rows of printed silver/grey separated by a narrow printed black stripe. The right side of the flag features the same white printed disc but with a printed silver/grey-colored laurel leaf garland gathered at the bottom by two lengths of printed silver/grey-colored ribbon. Set in the center of the garland is a printed silver/grey-colored Luftwaffe eagle clutching in its talons a silver/grey swastika with the wing feathers extending over the garland and into the gold/yellow flag cloth. From the four corners of both the left and right sides, extending to the silver/grey-colored garland are four printed, white, tapering black edged beams or wedges. On the outer edge of each beam/wedge is a printed black swastika bordered by black/white printed stripes on each swastika arm. Attached to the fly edges of the flag is a 1cm wide border of white artificial silk fringe. The flag is attached to a 35.5cm tall steel/gray painted flagpole (6mm diameter wooden dowel) topped by a blue/green painted ball-type finial. The flag grades EX++ showing minor age, but no rips or RARE miniature Luftwaffe desk-top flag recently obtained in Germany. EX++ (26172) $850.