the obverse depicting a standard Waffen SS eagle clutching a wreathed static swastika in its talons - inscribed “Meine Ehre Heißt Treue” (My Word is my Honour”
His health was generally good but there are mentions in his medical records of being examined for possible appendicitis
Suspended from a 97 mm long chain
1940 and commissioned on December 6
Both shoulders incorporate button down epaulette straps
Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Armbands for NSDAP and Volkssturm Members visually-hidden the obverse depicting a standard(rmelbinder). A pair of armbands, including: 1. An NSDAP members armband, constructed of red cotton rayon blended cloth, the obverse overlaid by a white cloth disc bearing a multi piece black mobile swastika, the reverse retaining a fully intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a makers code of A4 127 indicating manufacture by Lucas & Vorsteher, Wuppertal Oberbarmen, measuring 10. 5 cm (w) x 48 cm (l) while unravelled on a flat surface, in