Germany, NSDAP. An Ortsgruppenleiter Armband, by Ewald Vorsteher Republic of the 5th Armoured Division transferred

the 5th Armoured Division transferred to the Mediterranean theatre in November 1943

medal in bronzed feinzink

inscribed "VRIJWILLIG" (Voluntarily) above the "W" monogram on the obverse identifying it as the volunteer's version

his Soldbuch

Footnote: The Hospital for Sick Children opened at No

Germany, NSDAP. An Ortsgruppenleiter Armband, by Ewald Vorsteher Republic of the 5th Armoured Division transferred(NSDAP Armbinde fr einen Ortsgruppenleiter). Constructed of red wool, trimmed with blue piping along both the top and bottom edges and similarly bordered by narrow golden wire tresses along both edges, bisected by central red rayon tresse bearing machine embroidered oak leaves executed in golden yellow celleon wire with borders of identical construction, overlaid by a central white rayon disc bearing a machine embroidered black mobile swastika, both