Germany, Wehrmacht. A Volkssturm Member’s Armband Republic of Decoration of Honour for Service

Decoration of Honour for Service to the State of Vienna

scarce dagger

for about a week with stomach trouble

Fullsize: in silvered bronze with blue enamels

until his death in 1919

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Volkssturm Member’s Armband Republic of Decoration of Honour for Service(Armbinde Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht). Constructed of cotton, the obverse dyed in black and red, bearing a white inscription of DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM WEHRAMCHT, flanked on each side by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 7 cm (w) x 20 cm (l) when folded on a flat surface, demonstrating minor soiling, in extremely fine condition.