Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is a totally original authentic German WWII National Flag, measuring an enormous 62” x 112”. It has a nice halyard sewn inside the header, with a steel hook on one end. It feels like it is a cotton / wool blend, and is double sided, with white circles with dyed swas's sewn onto each side.

This example was captured in the field by members of Company G, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, with 25 signatures of men with their corresponding tank, with another section having all the locations this flag was taken during the war, from North Africa to Tunisia, Sicily to England, and Belgium to Germany. This flag was likely carried by members of Company G for a very long time according to the travel diary, or they may have just written down everywhere they’d been. 

The flag is in rough shape, with the center swas being torn in the center with small tears across the rest of the white circle. These tears are seen on both sides of the flag, but there don’t appear to be any on the red fabric, only on the center pieces. The corners appear to be reinforced and do show some minor damage. The header is in good shape without any serious damage.

Along with the flag is a small sheet of research with the names of all 25 men, with their awards, wounds, and KIA status as well. Of the 25 men, three were Killed in Action, seven were wounded in action, one was awarded the Bronze Star, and two were awarded the Silver Star. This is a really great bit of research and is a great starting point to put together a true display with this flag. 

This would become the centerpiece of any U.S. WWII Armored Collection, and is a truly phenomenal piece in its own right. Comes ready for further research and display!

After the outbreak of World War II, the armored forces were expanded. At Fort Benning, the 2nd Battalion and Company D were reactivated on 1 October 1939, followed by the remainder of the regiment, excluding the reserve personnel, on 5 June 1940. Colonel Douglass T. Greene was assigned as its commander. The assigned reserve officers conducted summer training with the active personnel at Fort Benning. The regiment was redesignated as the 67th Armored Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division on 15 July 1940. The regiment trained with the division in Georgia, Louisiana, and the Carolinas.

In 1942, the regiment and its division were sent overseas and saw their first action in Operation Torch, in which they landed at Casablanca. The regiment fought in the Allied invasion of Sicily with the division in 1943, then went to England. There, the regiment and the division trained for Operation Overlord, landing in Normandy on 9 June 1944. The regiment, less the 3rd Battalion, was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for its performance during Operation Cobra, the breakthrough of German positions west of Saint-Lô. The regiment and division fought in the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine, crossing the German border in September.

For its actions in the division's attack on the Siegfried Line in early October, the 2nd Battalion of the regiment received the Presidential Unit Citation. After the attack on the Siegfried Line stalled, the division held its positions along the Roer River and in December was ordered to the Ardennes after the German attack in the Battle of the Bulge. The regiment and division helped reduce the German bulge into Allied lines and received the Belgian Fourragère for their actions. After a brief rest in February, the 2nd Armored attacked across the Rhine in March 1945 and then the Elbe in the final weeks of the war. With the division, the regiment entered Berlin in July.