Germany, Third Reich. A Postwar Allied Occupation Police Armband Newly Listed reverse engraved "KÄSE" (cheese) in

reverse engraved "KÄSE" (cheese) in the centre

Footnote: This Cap Edelweiss was worn by members of the SS Gebirgstruppen (Mountain Troops) and stitched on the side of a cap

inscribed in blue ink "Bethanl (sic) Green Hospital / Sgt J

before being discharged on November 20th

At Yatay on August 17

Germany, Third Reich. A Postwar Allied Occupation Police Armband Newly Listed reverse engraved "KÄSE" (cheese) in(Polizei Armband). Constructed of white cotton, the exterior bearing a black dyed inscription of M. G. M. R. and POLICE POLIZEI, unmarked, measuring 19 cm (w) x 11. 5 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface, with minor soiling evident, a classic example of an identifying insignia worn by police personnel in immediate postwar Allied occupied Germany c. 1945 1946, in extremely fine condition.