£2,600
A scarce Third Reich Kriegsmarine Grand Admiral's Flag, as flown when the Grand Admiral of the German Navy is on board, the flag shows the golden eagle of the German Kriegsmarine set upon a black Maltese / Iron Cross and with crossed batons of the Grand Admiral's Office - also called the Donitz Standard, marked to the edge with the Kriegsmarine acceptance stamp and the size '1.5 X 1.5', Provenance; By family tradition, acquired in Germany during 1945 by Act. Major RM Norman Edward Ricketts who was serving as a ‘Staff Officer Naval Demolitions on the staff of V.A.C.B.N. Germany’ during the lead up to and in the aftermath of the German surrender. Major Ricketts later went on to build a successful career in civil aviation, becoming one of the founders of International Air Bahamas and he was awarded an OBE for services to aviation. 152 cm x 140 cm.
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