Germany, Third Reich. A Land Customs Official’s Cuff Title Hold with bright red (Rot) Waffenfarbe

with bright red (Rot) Waffenfarbe piping along the straps

While the first part of his army was battling the Austrians on the far bank

War Cross 1940-1945 with Bronze Palm

the obverse with a leftward-facing profile of Friedrich August circumscribed by name and title

A 1916 Austrian Order of Knight

Germany, Third Reich. A Land Customs Official’s Cuff Title Hold with bright red (Rot) Waffenfarbe(Zollgrenzschutz rmelband). Constructed of green rayon, trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping, the obverse bearing a central machine embroidered silver aluminum wire Zollgrenschutz (Land Customs) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 400 mm (l), with slight soiling and material fatigue evident, in better than very fine condition.