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 example does show some holes in its 'backing' but is itself fully undamaged (as can be seen on the pcitures). Simply a nice - and with certainty not that commonly encountered - 'Deutsche Reichsbahn'-related arm-eagle!

Code: 64533