WW2 Nazi German Technical Emergency Corps ‘TeNo’ (Technsiche Nothilife) Armband. N 156 Antique & Militaria

WW2 Nazi German Technical Emergency Corps ‘TeNo’ (Technsiche Nothilife) Armband. N 156 - N 156

The Technische NothilfeR39;(Technical Emergency Assistance) was a Nazi German organisation, which began as a strike breaker group after the First World War but developed into a volunteer emergency response unit. During the Nazi period the ‘TeNo’ became in charge of technical civil defence. The ‘TeNo’ was founded on September 30, 1919, by Otto Lummitzsch with the stated purpose to protect and maintain vital & strategic facilities (e.g. gas works, water works, power stations, railways, post offices, agriculture concerns and food production activities). At the time, these vital infrastructure facilities were under threat from sabotage and attack during a period bordering on civil war, which was caused by the collapse of German economy following the end of World War I and exacerbated by a spate of politically motivated wildcat strikes, usually by left-wing elements. In effect they were strike-breakers often using violence and coercion to end strikes. The armband is made of white cotton material and has central embroidered Swastika and ‘TeNo’ badge. The back of the armband has a nice ink stamp ‘Eagle with Swastika’ (all illustrated). Image 3 is images of the inside of the armband. The armband measures 7 ¾” x 4”. It is undamaged with age related staining. All of the stitching is intact. The price for this original Nazi piece includes UK delivery. N 156

£245.00