VERY RARE Original WWII German REICHSBAHN (Rail Road) Near Mint Armband Certified

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RARE Original WWII German REICHSBAHN (Railroad) Near Mint Armband Certified When the Nazi Party gained power in January of 1933, the German railway system was maintained and administered by two civilian organizations, the DR, “Deutsches Reichsbahn” (German National-railway), and the DR-G, “Deutsches Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft” (German National-railway – Corporation), which were each overseen by the national government. Both the DR and the DR-G were uniformed organizations responsible for all the railways within Greater Germany, and eventually in the occupied areas. In February of 1937, in a restructuring of the national railways, the DR-G was absorbed into the DR. The uniforms and insignia of DR personnel were modified numerous times during the Third Reich, although, as a civilian organization, they were not graded with ranks but were assigned positions as officials. One of the new insignia, introduced in September of 1941, was the sleeve eagle that was utilized to differentiate between the four German Railway directorates, namely, the WVD, “Wehrmacht Verkehrsdirektion” (Armed-forces Traffic-directorate), the RVD, “Reichsverkersdirektion” (National-traffic-directorate), the HVD, “Hauptverkehrsdirektion” (Central-traffic-directorate), and the RBD, “Reichsbahndirektion” (National-railway-directorate). These four directorates were further broken down into divisions based on important railway yards or areas. Near Mint Reichsbahn Armband is an outstanding example of a scarce and desirable armband style. This is one of several types of armbands used before and during WWII by personnel of the German national railway. This appears to be unworn, unissued piece, and is made of a typical, thin, green rayon fabric, which shows no fading. The armband is Bevo machine woven, with a black German eagle and swastika emblem over the word “Reichsbahn” in Latin lettering. The woven design looks just as it did when it was made. The short ends of the armband are simply joined with zig-zag machine stitching. On the reverse of this near mint Reichsbahn armband. This armband has great visual appeal and would be tough to upgrade. Almost MINT condition.  Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic. Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site.    Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. VERY RARE!!