Germany, Heer. A Sports Shirt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Friedrich Cross 1914-1918

the Friedrich Cross 1914-1918

mostly in the latter part of the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth centuries

the sweatband having experienced separation from the cap on the left side from active use

Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period of 1919-1939

converted into a transport

Germany, Heer. A Sports Shirt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Friedrich Cross 1914-1918(Heer Sporthemd). A well preserved Heer sports shirt, constructed of white cotton. The shirt is sleeveless and features dual shoulder straps. Stitched onto the chest is an insignia consisting of a white cotton backer bearing a machine embroidered black Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 24 cm (w) x 11. 5 cm (h) overall. The shirt measures 36 cm (w) x 71 cm (l) when folded on a flat surface. Minor soiling consistent with