Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Armband Hold circumscribed with “Gau Mittelfranken NSDAP

circumscribed with “Gau Mittelfranken NSDAP Hesselberg Treffen 1934”

illustrating crossed rifles with fixed bayonets surrounded by a wreath of cherry blossoms

whereupon new sub-units were formed and the name was changed to the better-known Long Range Desert Group (LRDG)

B (service abroad

to Gefreiten in Inf

Germany, Hj. A Hj Member’s Armband Hold circumscribed with “Gau Mittelfranken NSDAP(HJ Armband fr Mitglieder). Constructed of red cotton, the exterior featuring a horizontal white cotton band, in turn overlaid by a white cotton diamond bearing a machine embroidered black mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 100 mm (h) x 186 mm (l), with minor soiling and material fatigue evident, in overall very fine condition.