RB- ('Reichsbahn'-) related arm-eagle (ie. 'Ärmeladler') depicting the text: 'Ostbahn' (as was presumably intended for an official of the: 'Deutsche Reichsbahn' ie. the: 'WVD im Osten' ie.: 'Wehrmacht-Verkehrsdirektion im Osten')

This is a neat - and actually fairly rarely encountered - example of a linnen-based arm-eagle (ie. 'Ärmeladler') as executed in the so-called: 'BeVo'-weave-pattern entilted: 'Ostbahn' as was (presumably) intended for usage by an official who served within the: 'Deutsche Reichsbahn' (ie. the: 'WVD im Osten' or: 'Wehrmacht-Verkehrsdirektion im Osten') and that comes in an overall very nice- (ie. 'virtually mint- ie. unissued'-), condition. These eagles - as woven in golden-yellow linnen on a black-coloured- (and also linnen-based background) were worn on the darker-blue-coloured service-tunics and/or uniforms of the various officials within this organisation. This is a special arm-insignia-piece that was (presumably) intended for the staff working at one of the occupied railway centres in (eastern) occupied Europe. There were several of these centres (= 'Reichsbahndirektionen' or RBD) throughout Europe. This piece was presumably intended for a member of the: 'WVD im Osten' (or: 'Ostbahn' ie. 'Wehrmacht-Verkehrsdirektion im Osten'). The piece - showing a left-facing eagle as to be expected - comes in a 'virtually mint'- and/or never tunic-attached, condition: it is just a tiny bit stained ie. wrinkled as caused by decades of storage only. This piece originates from a larger collection of various RB- ('Reichsbahn'-) related arm-eagles that was compiled over many years and that I recently acquired for the website. Simply a very nice - and fairly rarely encountered! - 'Deutsche Reichsbahn'-related arm-eagle!