Germany, RLB. An Officer’s Armband, First Pattern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac All suspended from a 140

All suspended from a 140 mm-long bronze bar with a horizontal pinback and grey wool reverse liner

the bar and letter in their original envelope

in the rank of Oberfeldwebel (Senior Sergeant) for his extraordinary achievements during the defensive battles against the Allied forces in Italy

transitioning into an off-white lining through the sleeves

the reverse with two integral loops connecting to a gilded zink pendant in the form of a central radiant star flanked by laurel leaves

Germany, RLB. An Officer’s Armband, First Pattern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac All suspended from a 140(Reichsluftschutzbund Armbinde fr Offiziere, 1. Form). Constructed of a light blue rayon cloth base, the exterior trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with a white rayon tresse, bearing a central machine embroidered first pattern Reichsluftschutzbund (Reich Air Protection League RLB) insignia, marked 30 on the seam, measuring 21 cm (w) x 10. 5 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface, demonstrating some soiling and bleeding of the blue dye onto the