Germany, Third Reich. An Air Raid Protection Officer’s Armband, First Pattern Newly Listed (Heer Tropenfeldbluse)

(Heer Tropenfeldbluse)

some loss of blackened finish evident

with one of the end panels coming away from the body of the box

two vertical pins on reverse

Footnote: Citation: Gallantry in killing an Indian warrior and capturing pony and effects

Germany, Third Reich. An Air Raid Protection Officer’s Armband, First Pattern Newly Listed (Heer Tropenfeldbluse)(Reichsluftschutzbund Armband). Constructed of navy blue cotton rayon blended fabric with a white machine embroidered RLB insignia on the obverse, the top and bottom decorated with a strip of silver aluminum bullion tresse, with Ges. Gesch. embroidered to the reverse of the armband, measuring 180 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), in near very fine condition.