German Army Railway Station Officer Armband

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SKU: 20.GOR.03.02.04.014.000

Estimated market value:

$100 USD

  • German Army Railway Station Officer Armband Obverse

Estimated market value:

$100 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Germany
  • Inscription
    Obv: BAHNHOFS-OFFIZIER
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the German Army Railway Station Officer Armband is attributed to John R. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht from their book “Uniforms & Traditions of the German Army 1933–1945, Vol.2”.

History


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.

Railway Station Officers (Bahnhofsoffiziere) as part of the transportation offices (Transportdienststellen) wore a white or yellow armband with usually two lines of black Gothic letters. This armband was introduced on March 12, 1937.

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