Germany, RLB. An Officer’s Armband, First Pattern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac he was awarded the British

he was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal

Measuring 223 mm (w) x 380 mm (h)

He stated as much in a pamphlet that was widely distributed

slight enamel loss from blue obverse

Germany, RLB. An Officer’s Armband, First Pattern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac he was awarded the British(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