Germany, RLB. A Second Pattern Air Protection League Officer’s Armband consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1915 and posted to Base

1915 and posted to Base at Le Havre on May 13th

the frame backed by a bluish metal plate

It was awarded for services to state defence in five grades

“Vorausabteilung Knabe”

Germany, RLB. A Second Pattern Air Protection League Officer’s Armband consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1915 and posted to Base(Reichsluftschutzbund rmelband fr Offiziere). Constructed of light blue rayon material, the exterior trimmed along the top and bottom edges with off white machine embroidered tresses, bearing a central machine embroidered off white Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) insignia, an unmarked example, in overall near extremely fine condition.