Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Allied Military Government Wolfenbüttel Prison Staff Armband, c. 1946 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic hole drilled in place above

hole drilled in place above the crown

hinge still functional

the exterior bearing a white machine-embroidered disc measuring 88 mm in diameter

to the Press or to any person not authorized to receive it

All four badges have engraved images and intact enamels

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Allied Military Government Wolfenbüttel Prison Staff Armband, c. 1946 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic hole drilled in place above(Justizvollzugsanstalt Wolfenbttel Armband). Constructed of a light grey cotton wool blended cloth, the exterior bearing a stamped black inscription of ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT PRISON STAFF WOLFENBTTEL, unmarked, measuring 20 cm (w) x 12. 5 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface, a rare example in extremely fine condition. Footnote: A notorious detention centre which opened in 1790, Wolfenbttel Prison was used by British occupation forces to house and