VERY RARE Original WWII German REICHSBAHN (Rail Road) Guard “Tranportführer” ARMBAND. (Ärmelbinde) Certified

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VERY RARE Original WWII German REICHSBAHN (Rail Road) Guard “Tranportführer” ARMBAND. (Ärmelbinde) Certified. When Hitler and the NSDAP gained power in January 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 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 1937 in a restructuring of the national railways the DR-G was absorbed into the DR. The uniforms and insignia of the DR personnel were modified numerous times during the Third Reich including, July 1935 , June 1936, February 1941, September 1941 and February 1942. As a civilian organization DR personnel were not graded with ranks but were assigned positions as officials. Railways Transport Leaders Armband. White linen construction with printed “Tranportführer” in black. Scarce. The reverse is neatly sewn together with white machine stitching. This Armband remains in great shape, with bright original color, and only extremely light soiling and age toning. It has a striking look, and displays great.  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!!