Germany, Wehrmacht. A Kreta Cuff Title GTRexclude had the goal of capturing

had the goal of capturing the entire island

hallmarked with a rooster on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse

Footnote: Thomas Franklin was a Bombardier with the Royal Field Artillery

A fine example of a third reich period civilian air armband

The hour and minute hands are partially painted with luminescent paint and the interior of the bezel is marked with stick markers and luminescent paint dot markers

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Kreta Cuff Title GTRexclude had the goal of capturing(rmelband Kreta). Constructed of a white cotton linen blend, the exterior trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with a golden yellow Russian braid cord, bearing a central machine embroidered golden yellow inscription of KRETA (CRETE), flanked on each side by an Acanthus of identical construction, the reverse plain, unmarked, measuring 33 mm (w) x 345 mm (l), in uniform removed and near extremely fine condition.