Original Item: Only One Available. The Kyffhäuserbund (English: Kyffhäuser League) is an umbrella organization for war veterans' and reservists' associations in Germany, founded in 1900 to unify the various veteran's groups in Germany. It owes its name to the Kyffhäuser Monument (German: Kyffhäuserdenkmal), a memorial built on the summit of the 473 m high Kyffhäuser mountain near Bad Frankenhausen, in the state of Thuringia in central Germany. It was not a political affiliated organization, and was open to all German war veterans.

When the National Socialist party came into party however, as with all national organizations, the group was absorbed under the NSDAP umbrella. In the name of Gleichschaltung (Co-Ordination or NSDAPfication), the Kyffhäuserbund was  after the NSDAP takeover of power in 1933. Five years later, its name was altered to NS-Reichskriegerbund ‘Kyffhäuser’ e.V. (National Socialist Reich Warriors Association ‘Kyffhäuser‘ - RSRKB), becoming the sole and exclusive organization representing the Veterans´ interests in the Third Reich. The organization would then be disbanded in March of 1943 and its members would be drafted into Volksturm service in 1945, as the fall of WWII Germany approached.

The emblem of the group, which previously had an Image of the Kyffhäuser Monument in the middle, had that replaced with a Swas (Hook Cross). This is inside the Iron Cross emblem of the Kyffhäuserbund, displayed in the center on a red shield.

This NSRKB Armband is in very good used condition, and measures approximately 15 1/2" x 3 3/4". The ends are held together with a clothespin, which most likely is not period. It bears the correct NSRKB emblem, which is "BeVo" style machine embroidered and sewn to the armband. The body of the band is very nice black woven felt, which still has lots of the original fuzzy "nap" to the fabric, with little sign of damage or moth. There is a bit of staining on the emblem, however the stitching is sound, with no pulls, and there is only a small hole in the armband, right where it folds over.

A very nice NSRKB Officer's Armband, with just a bit of period wear.