A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband certificate_of_authenticity measuring 51 mm x 65

measuring 51 mm x 65 mm

I remember at the time that we considered ourselves fortunate to fall into the hands of Saxon troops if we had to be taken at all

and with some other volunteers to advance the rest of the men

with wear and repair evident immediately to the right

A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband certificate_of_authenticity measuring 51 mm x 65Fabricated from yellow cotton, with "Z. A. B." in 65 mm deep letters screen printed in black ink on the front, the ends of the armband sewn together at the rear, 118 mm x 210 mm, lightly soiled, near extremely fine. Footnote: To ensure that the factories could keep running and because voluntary recruitment was insufficient (12,000 men in 1916), the occupying forces sent Belgians to Germany, or enlisted them in the Battalions of Civil Workers