China, Manchukuo Japan Occupation. An Order of the Pillar of the States, VIII Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with its shortened period-original ribbon

with its shortened period-original ribbon

1939 by Karl Dönitz

with hand chiseled palm motif and “DAK 1941”

serving for 5 years and 62 days at home

China, Manchukuo Japan Occupation. An Order of the Pillar of the States, VIII Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with its shortened period-original ribbon( ). Instituted 1936 by Emperor Kang Teh. Manchukuo Empire (1936 1945 issued). Like the Oriental architectural style used in palace and temples, a four armed silver medal consisting of four stylized pillars in dark patina meeting at the centre, the quadrants featuring four diagonal lines ending in enameled white circles, each line flanked by two additional further white enamel circles, the obverse centre embellishing by an enameled white, red, blue,