The armband was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Brig. General Bernard Feingold.
Black cloth armband;"Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmach" printed in white; red edging.
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overall: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm)
Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht [German People’s Militia] brassard. This militia was not part of the army, but was organized late in the war by the Nazi Party per Hitler's orders of September 25, 1944. It was composed of males who had been exempted from home guard and military service because of age or health.
Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht armband