NSDAP "Kampfbinde" armband worn by party members
- Classification
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Identifying Artifacts
- Category
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Armbands
- Object Type
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Armbands (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Bechtler
"Kampfbinde" essentially means "fighting armband." This design was created in 1920 and pre-dates the brownshirt uniform of the NSDAP. The design could also be replicated in various qualities of material depending on what a party member could afford.
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