Germany, Wehrmacht. A Kreta Cuff Title GTRexclude while the reverse bears a

while the reverse bears a maker’s mark of “COPPEL G

A fine example of a third reich period civilian air armband

missing the second band

with a central raised rosette within a circular laurel wreath

Footnote: Thomas Franklin was a Bombardier with the Royal Field Artillery

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Kreta Cuff Title GTRexclude while the reverse bears a(rmelband Kreta). Constructed of a white cotton linen blend, the exterior trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with a golden yellow Russian braid cord, bearing a central machine embroidered golden yellow inscription of KRETA (CRETE), flanked on each side by an Acanthus of identical construction, the reverse plain, unmarked, measuring 33 mm (w) x 345 mm (l), in uniform removed and near extremely fine condition.