German Army Auxiliary Stretcher Bearer Armband
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SKU: 20.GOR.03.02.04.008.000
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Constructed of white cotton, bearing a black machine-embroidered inscription of “Hilfskrankenträger” (“Assistant Stretcher Bearer”), within a black machine-embroidered border, unmarked, measuring 180 mm (w) x 105 mm (h) as folded, minor soiling evident, otherwise in near extremely fine condition.
Armbands were usually used to identify a soldier’s special duty position or function. It would normally only be worn in the carrying out of said duty or function. It could also be used to identify a civilian as an official employee of the army.
Most armbands were worn on the left upper sleeve, but there were exceptions to this rule.
Auxiliary Stretcher Bearers (Hilfskrankenträger) wore a white armband with black Gothic letters inside a black rectangle border. There usually is an ink stamp of the issuing unit as well.
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