Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Auction as the British had strong

as the British had strong naval bases in Gibraltar

underneath date of “1940”

highly thought of and representative of modern women of the time

surmounted by an upward-facing crescent moon with a star also in silver gilt

6mm (w) x 58

Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Auction as the British had strong(HJ Sommer Mtze). A well preserved HJ field cap, constructed of khaki tan cotton. The cap is fully surrounded by stylized side walls which are trimmed along the seam with red piping. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a khaki tan cotton backer bearing a machine embroidered off white German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 34 mm (w) x 32 mm (h) overall. Directly below the eagle, the cap is pinned with