Original RARE German NSDAP (NAZI PARTY) DAF PERSONNEL’S ARMBAND. (Armbinde) Certified

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Original German NSDAP (NAZI PARTY) DAF PERSONNEL’S ARMBAND. (Armbinde) Certified (DAF Sportabzeichen)  Certified. Free Trade Unions in Germany were dissolved when the Nazis came to power in 1933, their members being absorbed into the newly created DAF, “Deutsche Arbeitsfront” (German Labor-front). The DAF was originally a sub-section of the NSDAP, but became an affiliated organization by 1936, and was the largest of all of the various Nazi organizations. The stated aims of the DAF were to create a national community of German professional and manual laborers, and to educate them in National Socialist principles. Membership was voluntary, but most workers chose to join to take advantage of the entertainment, sport, and travel opportunities provided by the attached KdF, “Kraft durch Freude” (Strength through Joy), welfare organization. The Volkswagen, for example, was a KdF project designed to provide German workers with a reliable and inexpensive vehicle, initially being called the “KdF Wagen.” A red rayon armband with its vertical seam to the reverse. Machine stitched to it, is the DAF emblem, comprised of a mobile swastika within a fourteen-toothed cog. Light to moderate age and usage soiling but is a nice example issued with expected storage wear.   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. A Classic VERY RARE ARMBAND!