WWII NAZI GERMAN NSDAP RLB ARMBAND LOT WW2

WWII Nazi German Armbands to include 1) NSDAP MEMBER'S ARMBAND. A red cotton armband, upon it an approximately 9cm diameter white disk, with a black machine woven mobile swastika. Probably one of the most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika armband. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning "well being"), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun. The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers. During WWI the swastika began to represent national and anti-Semitic leanings in such organizations as the Thule society and other German nationalistic movements and later, assorted Freikorps groups. In the midsummer of 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika as the premier symbol of the NSDAP. In "Mein Kampf", Hitler states that although numerous party members had proposed the swastika and red, black and white as the party emblem and colors it was he himself who came up with the final design. 2) RLB OFFICER'S ARMBAND. First pattern, (circa 1933-1939), mid-blue cotton construction RLB Officer’s armband features a machine embroidered first pattern RLB emblem to the obverse center. The RLB emblem is in the form of a forty-eight point white star burst pattern base with stylized, navy blue initials, "RLB" to the center positioned above a small, canted, navy blue swastika. Both the top and bottom edges of the armband are trimmed in woven tress signifying Officers ranks.