Germany, Freikorps. A Bavarian Einwohnerwehr Munich District Member’s Armband, with Rehse Archive Mark Hold 6) An Iron Cross 1914

6) An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class

many supplemented by black-and-white photographs of Red Army personnel fraternizing with German forces subsequent to surrender

and black iron cross

with eight visible rivets holding obverse features in place

Numbered #131 on reverse

Germany, Freikorps. A Bavarian Einwohnerwehr Munich District Member’s Armband, with Rehse Archive Mark Hold 6) An Iron Cross 1914(Einwohnerwehr Mnchen Armbinde mit rmelabzeichen, 2. Form). Constructed of white cotton, the exterior dyed in a class Bavarian Einwohnerwehr (Citizens Defence) white and light blue motif, embroidered with a zink alloy Munich district shield measuring 50 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), the exterior notably bearing a stamped reading F. J. M. REHSE, MNCHEN, indicating that the armband was once held within the collection of F. J. M. Rehse Archiv fr Zeitgeschichte und