Germany, Third Reich. An Air Raid Protection Officer’s Armband, First Pattern GTRexclude Footnote: This particular buckle is

Footnote: This particular buckle is illustrated on page 456 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

In fire gilded brass

three American Legion Membership Badges (all are in bronze gilt with blue enamels

copyrighted by the author in 1987

Germany, Third Reich. An Air Raid Protection Officer’s Armband, First Pattern GTRexclude Footnote: This particular buckle is(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.