Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Lithuanian Auxiliary’s Armband Insignia Newly Listed the German armies in Italy

the German armies in Italy were defending a line stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Naples

5 mm bronze Royal Flying Corps badge on the left side

A group of twenty-five nurses were interested spectators at the gunfire practice

loss of scabbard paint with consequent surface oxidation

Tarr moved to New Plymouth on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Lithuanian Auxiliary’s Armband Insignia Newly Listed the German armies in Italy(Luftwaffe Insignien fr Armbinde der Flakhelfer). Constructed of white cotton. The obverse bearing a red dyed diamond, in turn overlaid by a white Vytus, unmarked, measuring 72 mm (w) x 124 mm (h), demonstrating minor soiling, in near extremely fine condition. Footnote: A rare insignia, only 1,012 Lithuanians are recorded as having served as Luftwaffe auxiliaries during the Second World War, primarily as flak crewmen.