Germany, Wehrmacht. An Auxiliary Member’s Armband Hold (Luftwaffe dunkelblaue Fliegerjacke)

(Luftwaffe dunkelblaue Fliegerjacke)

stamped with an issue number of “42134”

Mediterranean Allied Air Forces

circumscribed with “WILHELM II DEUTSCH KAISER”

He recalls terrible treatment from the civilian guards and stated in his interview that the general life expectancy of his group was 3 months

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Auxiliary Member’s Armband Hold (Luftwaffe dunkelblaue Fliegerjacke)(Wehrmacht Armbinde fr Zivilangestellte). Constructed of golden yellow cotton twill, the exterior bearing a chain stitched black German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a partially legible Landrat stamp, otherwise unmarked, measuring 18. 5 cm (w) x 11 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface, a lightly used or unworn example in near mint condition.