A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband GTRexclude it is impossible to ascertain

it is impossible to ascertain his early service in the First World War

Later Yugoslav-Made Type

maker tagged "BEVO-WUPPERTAL" on the left side

524 Soutee Avenue

44 mm x 47 mm

A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband GTRexclude it is impossible to ascertainFabricated 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