Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband with Safety Pins MG 34 He led a reconnaissance regiment

He led a reconnaissance regiment during the Invasion of Poland in 1939 and was promoted to Oberst during or prior to October of that year

Manufactured by Rudolph and Charles Leonard of Canton

Per page 232 of Joe Poyer’s book

the first that was designed after the M40 feldbluse and a later model that removed the front pocket pleats and pocket flap scallops similar to the M43

" Weight is around 1

Original U.S. WWII Service Worn Paratrooper D-Day Invasion American Flag Oilcloth Armband with Safety Pins MG 34 He led a reconnaissance regimentOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used condition example of a very scarce Airborne Paratrooper Flag Armband. This type of armband was typically used by U. S. Paratroopers for example in North Africa (1942), during the D Day invasion in Normandy (June 1944) and during Operation Market Garden (September 1944). The armband was typically fixed to the uniform jacket arm with safety pins. This is the third type of Arm flag,