American military history, from the Civil War through Vietnam, will be revisited and honored on Saturday, June 29, at Milestones Premier Military Auction, with all forms of remote bidding available in addition to in-person bidding at the gallery. Arguably the Ohio companys finest offering of militaria to date, the 700-lot selection is led by a U.S. Navy D-Day archive whose centerpiece is a 48-star Ensign #10 American Battle Flag that was flown on LCI-538 during the first wave to land at Omaha Beach during the Invasion of Normandy, on June 6, 1944. A near-sacred symbol of the coordinated effort in which the Allied Armies land, air and sea forces united to achieve the largest military invasion in history, the iconic flag was retrieved as a souvenir by Motor Machinists Mate First Class Frank R. Maratea, who was aboard LCI-538 during its landing. Marateas archive also includes a WWII U.S. Navy Commission streamer flag, his own Honorable Discharge and military papers, original photographs taken on Omaha Beach and on the deck of LCI-538, ephemera from the D-Day Landings 50th Anniversary Reunion (including a photo with then-President Bill Clinton), and more. This unique grouping of impeccably-documented mementos will cross the auction block with a pre-sale estimate of $40,000-$60,000. The Omaha Beach West assault phase of Operation Overlord, the code name for the Battle of Normandy, was known as Operation Neptune. Among the auction highlights is a map of the area in and around the community of Vierville-sur-Mer, with landing plans and associated airborne plans for the D-Day invasion. The map is marked TOP SECRET BIGOT. BIGOT being an acronym for British Invasion of German Occupied Territory. Carefully preserved for 80 years, the map is in mint condition and carries a $4,000-$5,000 estimate. Milestone Auctions is especially honored to offer several significant items from the now-closed American Armoured Foundation Inc. Tank and Ordnance Memorial Museum of Danville, Va. With a mission to display and preserve as many tank and cavalry artifacts as possible, the 333,000-square-foot museums core holding was the private collection donated by high-tech entrepreneur and military history expert William Gasser. Auction highlights with museum provenance include several remarkable uniforms. First, there is the WWII Nazi German Waffen named SS generals uniform that belonged to Fritz Kraemer, who was tried for war crimes and found guilty. The tunics collar tabs signify the rank of a group leader and lieutenant general of Waffen-SS. It is hand-embroidered in silver bullion thread, and its shoulder boards feature interwoven gold bullion and aluminum cords. The cufftitle is of a type worn by personnel serving with the 1.SS-Panzer Division. The outfit consisting of the tunic, breeches, leather boots and gloves conveys with its suitcase and is expected to sell in the range of $20,000-$30,000. Secondly, there is a complete named grouping of WWII Imperial Japanese Army Lt. General Tatsuji Ogura, who commanded the 127 Division in Manchuria during the final desperate months of the war. The archive includes the generals complete dress uniform consisting of a frock coat with cased shoulder boards, aguillette and cased officers sash, trousers and a visor hat with plume. The ensemble is housed in a period Japanese-made lidded suitcase and is estimated at $8,000-$10,000. Another top lot from the museum collection is a U.S. Marine Corps M2-A1 flamethrower that is a variant of, and successor to, the model used extensively in the Pacific Theater during WWII. It is fitted with an M2-2-style hourglass-shape backpack frame, with improved valves, regulators and capacity. While at the museum, it was tested and demonstrated in videos, proving time and again to be in top form. Also from the museum, a 1940s 20mm Orlikon MK II cutaway cannon with a 55-inch barrel is of a type that was used for instruction by both sides during WWII. Mounted on a four-legged stand, the teaching device became a staple on U.S. Navy warships. The auction example ship/anchor proofs throughout and is marked GM for its manufacturer, General Motors. An auction entry with tremendous name recognition is the U.S. Army dog tag of the gallant then-future general of the U.S. Army, Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964). The tag was issued to young MacArthur when he was not yet a field-grade officer. It is imprinted with his name, the rank 1ST. LT. and CORPS OF ENGIN. U.S.A. MacArthur was a first lieutenant from 1904-06, when he served in the Philippines with his father, Arthur MacArthur Jr., who was commander of the Armys Pacific Division. Douglas MacArthur would later command the Southwest Pacific Theatre in WWII, administer postwar Japan during the Allied occupation that followed, and lead United Nations forces during the first nine months of the Korean War. From the prior century, an especially-complete Civil War/Indian Wars uniform grouping identified to Cavalry Lt Colonel Franklin Haven was also part of the aforementioned Virginia museums collection. It consists of a double-breasted navy-blue felt frock coat, sky-blue officers trousers with piping, Civil War officers crimson silk sword sash, knee-high leather officers boots with hobnails, and a post-Civil War campaign hat made by the famed San Francisco firm Pasquale Co. Additionally, the grouping includes a wartime carte de visite with a photograph of Lt. Colonel Haven in uniform. The auctions comprehensive range of military antiques includes edged weapons (swords, knives, daggers, katanas, WWII Hitler Youth presentation knife, WWI Model 1918 knuckle-duster trench knife with scabbard); headgear including a WWI Imperial German Garde du Corps Prussian helmet and WWII Nazi German named Panzer generals visor hat; a WWII 82nd Airborne uniform grouping with insignia; a WWII combat medics uniform grouping with helmet; medals and insignia (including Nazi); along with photos, flags and much more. This auction will be held at Milestones gallery, located at 38198 Willoughby Parkway, Willoughby (suburban Cleveland), Ohio. Start time will be 10 a.m. ET. All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the internet through Milestones own bidding platform, LiveAuctioneers, or Invaluable. For additional information on any item in the auction, call 440-527-8060 or email info@milestoneauctions.com. All images courtesy of Milestone Auctions.