Germany, Third Reich. An Air Raid Protection Officer’s Armband, First Pattern Auction signed and initialled in black

signed and initialled in black ink below

fixed in place with the shell rivets

The centre fixture is decorated along the circumference with a raised swastika pattern

within a ring of red enamel bearing Arabic inscriptions of “YOU HAVE CROSSED

measures 45mm (w) x 45

Germany, Third Reich. An Air Raid Protection Officer’s Armband, First Pattern Auction signed and initialled in black(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.