Germany, Third Reich. A Volkssturm Member’s Armband Auction In August of 1845 Ernst

In August of 1845 Ernst I began his military service in the 2nd Company of the Ducal Saxony-Altenburg Line Battalion

studio marked "361 Postkartenvertrieb W

and Army Artillery 90th Division Cap Badge (blackened bronze

tear at the lower right affecting the front cover and the inside pages

Of his two wounds

Germany, Third Reich. A Volkssturm Member’s Armband Auction In August of 1845 Ernst(Volkssturm Armband). Constructed of red and white dyed cotton, the exterior bearing a stamped black inscription of DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM WEHRMACHT, flanked by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked and unstitched, measuring 455 mm (l) x 105 mm (h), with minor material fatigue and soiling evident, in overall very fine condition.