Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Conclusion Czechoslovak Army Armband 1945 Auction Archive Now an Observer

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measuring 75 mm (w) x 56 mm (h)

reverse illustrating King Louis XVI and members of the Royal Family on their arrival in Paris on October 6

Footnote: Although uprisings among the Greek inhabitants of the island of Crete had been occurring for years

obverse illustrating buildings with a city crest above

Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Conclusion Czechoslovak Army Armband 1945 Auction Archive Now an ObserverIn white cotton, lesser coat of arms of Czechoslovakia screen printed in red ink on the front panel, with "ESKOSLOVENSK ARMDA" (Czechoslovak Army) in blue ink overprinting the coat of arms, the ends sewn together at the rear, measuring 170 mm (w) x 73 mm (h), soiled, very fine. Footnote: This armband was worn by the Czechoslovak Army at the barricades ("barikady") set up in Prague, as the Second World War was coming to a conclusion in early May 1945.