Both shoulders incorporate button down epaulette straps
measuring 130 mm (w) x 133 mm (h)
Foelkersam was killed in action on January 21
His health was generally good but there are mentions in his medical records of being examined for possible appendicitis
the obverse depicting a standard Waffen SS eagle clutching a wreathed static swastika in its talons - inscribed “Meine Ehre Heißt Treue” (My Word is my Honour”
Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Armbands for NSDAP and Volkssturm Members visually-hidden Both shoulders incorporate button down(rmelbinder). A pair of armbands, including: 1. An NSDAP members armband, constructed of red cotton rayon blended cloth, the obverse overlaid by a white cloth disc bearing a multi piece black mobile swastika, the reverse retaining a fully intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a makers code of A4 127 indicating manufacture by Lucas & Vorsteher, Wuppertal Oberbarmen, measuring 10. 5 cm (w) x 48 cm (l) while unravelled on a flat surface, in