Armbands and Cuff-Titles

A Deutsches Kreta Ärmelbänd. The Kreta Cufftitle, introduced on October 16th 1942, was a campaign award for the battle for the Island of Crete, which began on May 20th 1941. It is constructed out of a yellow machine embroidered rayon to a white cotton base. The obverse reads, in yellow; “KRETA” flanked by two “acanthus” designs one to either side and ... Read and See More

A Deutsches Afrikakorps Ärmelbänd. The Afrika Cufftitle, introduced on January 15th 1943, was a campaign award for a minimum of six months served in the African Campaign. Personnel who had been wounded, contracted a tropical illness, or had won a military award, regardless of the time served in the African theatre were also entitled the award. It is constructed out ... Read and See More

A SchutzStaffel Kampfbinde/Ärmelstreifen! To this SS Armband we have; a stitched on black two-piece ribbed rayon swastika on a white rayon roundel, which is stitched to a red wool backing with two stitched on black horizontal rayon borders, one to the top and bottom. The interior displays the red wool base along with the stitching that holds the two ... Read and See More

A rare Waffen SS - Schule Jölz Officer Cufftitle (Schutzstaffel Ärmelband für Führer SS-Schule Tölz). It is constructed out of a machine embroidered black cotton base with silver flatwire and hand embroidered bullion stitching. The rectangular shaped obverse features in silver bullion gothic script which reads: “SS - Schule Tölz” (SS-Junkerschule Bad Tölz) on ... Read and See More

To this armband we have an early machine embroidered swastika on a white roundel, which is stitched to a red cotton backing with two stitched on black horizontal cotton borders, one to the top and bottom. The interior shows the red base along with the stitching that holds the two border strips and roundel in place. There are no holes ... Read and See More

Here's a tough one to find! The obverse features a centrally placed machine embroidered RLB 2nd pattern insignia, which consists a swastika and sunburst pattern. The top and bottom edges are machine finished. This all lies on a blue cotton backing. The top and bottom have a blue chain re-enforced stitching. The whole thing has some blood/rust? spotting and ... Read and See More

Here we have a 1st pattern Hilfs-Krankentrager Stretcher Bearers Armband! It is made out of an off-white cotton base that has a black machine embroidered cotton inscription. The obverse reads: "Hilfs-Krankentrager" (Stretcher Bearers) in black, which is surrounded by a black rectangular boarder and all lies on the white base. The top and bottom have reinforced stitching and the back ... Read and See More

Here we have a RZM Tagged NSDAP Kampfbinde/Ärmelstreifen. It is constructed out of a red cotton base that has a separately stitched white cotton roundel and machine embroidered black swastika. The top and bottom edges have been folded over and stitched together. The back has been stitched to size. The interior features a glued on white rectangular RZM manufacturers ... Read and See More

A desirable example in billion as opposed to the later and lower quality armbands that used cellon rather than the gold, (no not real gold) bullion threads. This particular example is for a Kreis Level political leader, (Leiter einer Hauptstelle) with its white rayon piping at the top and bottom signifying a Kreisleitund level. It is constructed on a red ... Read and See More

Here we have a NSDAP Administrative Orts Level Armband (NSDAP Ortsgruppen Leiter eines Hauptamtes Armbinde) 1939-45. It is a multi-piece construction, made out of a red wool base with a separately stitched on white rayon roundel and separate black multi-piece rayon swastika, both of which are piped with gold twisted bullion. The top and bottom edges are piped in blue ... Read and See More

A nice Hitler Youth Armband (HitlerJunge Kampfbinde)! This is the official pattern armband was worn on the upper left sleeve of most all Hitler Youth uniforms as the identifying organizational insignia. It is constructed out of machine embroidered black cotton thread stitched to a white cotton diamond, which is stitched to a red and white cotton backing. The rectangular shaped ... Read and See More

A rare, early and beautiful National Socialist German Students League NSDStB Armband (Nationalsozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund Kampfbinde). This is the official pattern armband was worn on the upper left sleeve of most all NSDStB uniforms as the identifying organizational insignia. It is constructed out of multiple pieces of machine embroidered black cotton thread stitched to a white cotton diamond, with outlying ... Read and See More

Machine woven on Rayon, Paris is 9" and Brussel, 8.5". ... See More

Here we have a minty NSDAP Kampfbinde/�rmelstreifen. It is constructed out of a white cotton base that has been red, white and black printed. The rectangular shaped obverse features a centrally placed black mobile swastika above a white roundel that lies on a red base. The top and bottom edges have been folded over and stitched together. The back ... Read and See More

Here we have a SS Membership Armband (SchutzStaffel Armbinde/Kampfbinde). The armband is constructed out of a red wool base with stitched on white and black rayon pieces. The rectangular shaped obverse features a black two-piece stitched on ribbed rayon swastika on a white rayon roundel, which is stitched to a red wool backing and has two stitched on black ... Read and See More

A nice Verkehrs-Aufsicht Armband (Traffic Control)! Made of orange cotton linen material with black printed letters. For Military para-military formations including the NSKK. The top and bottom are turned over and stitched. Some fading to obverse and minor soil. The back has been stitched together to size ... See More

Here we have a 2nd pattern DKRB Veterans Armband! It is constructed out of a thick blue wool base with a stitched on insignia consisting of a white rayon backing with black and red machine embroidered cotton thread. The rectangular shaped obverse features a centrally placed shield shaped insignia, which features; the Kyffhäuser monument on a white field and ... Read and See More

Multi-piece red wool (minor mothing to nap, one mm hole) with central, white, ribbed rayon circular field (stained) with canted, black ribbed rayon tape swastika. Both white circular field and swastika bordered in gilt wire thread piping and swastika has a gilded alloy political style rank pip to center. Applied to outer edges is a machine woven, horizontal strip of ... Read and See More

Off-white cotton embroidered script “Jagdgeschwader Richthofen”, on dark blue doe skin wool, moth damage, cut, 37cm. ... See More

Silver wire embroidered script “Geschwader Boelcke” on dark blue doe skin, moth damage, removed from uniform, 38cm. ... See More

A rare and beautiful piece! It is constructed out of a machine embroidered silver flatwire and green cotton thread on a green rayon backing. The obverse features a centrally placed Land Customs eagle with outstretched and upswept wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika in its talons, on a green rayon backing that is bordered to the top and bottom with ... Read and See More

A rare and beautiful piece! It is constructed out of a machine embroidered silver flatwire and green cotton thread on a green rayon backing. The obverse features a centrally placed Land Customs eagle with outstretched and upswept wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika in its talons, on a green rayon backing that is bordered to the top and bottom with ... Read and See More

Here we have a DRKB Veterans Membership Armband Insignia! It is constructed out of BeVo woven style machine embroidered black and red cotton thread on a white silk backing. The obverse features an encircled swastika above a black Iron Cross which is again above a red shield on a white rectangular base. It shows minor age toning yet no mothing ... Read and See More

Here we have an NSDAP Cufftitle! It is made of a red cotton with a printed white roundel and black swastika. The top, bottom and back have all been folded over and stitched together with white thread. 95% of the stitching remains intact. It shows period wear. It continues to retain bright colors! It measures Great size for a display. ... See More

In service of the Wehrmacht armband for those voluntarily serving in a temporarily role with the Army. Printed version. ... See More