Original German WWII SS Member's Multi-Piece Cotton Armband - Schutzstaffel Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia and the brown colored silk

and the brown colored silk skullcap is in great shape

which is the precursor to the modern flag of Turkey

and also probably to more correctly match the first generation style

it had a sunken top and squared visor

replaced with an officer's spike

Original German WWII SS Member's Multi-Piece Cotton Armband - Schutzstaffel Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia and the brown colored silkOriginal Item: Only One Available: The SS (Schutzstaffel 'Protection Squadron') was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, Adolf AH. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of NSDAPsm and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied