Gigantic German Imperial Battle Flag-This is literally a piece of history that you are looking at. This giant battle flag was named to the German Armored Cruiser, SMS Gneisena. who was sunk at the Battle of the Falkland Islands on December 8, 1914. The SMS Gneisenau sank after her crew ran out of ammunition and intentionally sank the ship. The British rescued 187 of the crew but 577 souls were lost.
Read more at her Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Gneisenau.
This flag is very well marked at the top with Gaffel-FLG 3x5, with the Naval proof. It measures 5 meters long by 3 meters wide, or 16 ft by 9 ft in size. There is a lanyard running through the reinforced edge. This has a loop on one end and a steel snap clip on the other. This flag is in a solid sound condition, as there are multiple field repairs throughout. You can see many of these repairs in the photos. This is truly a historical offering!