Original Item. Only One Available. The Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) (National Air Raid Protection League) was organized by Hermann Göring in 1933 as a voluntary association. Existing volunteer air raid precaution associations were forced to merge with RLB. In 1939 the RLB became a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization), while in 1944 it became an affiliated organization of the NSDAP Party. It was in charge of educating and training ordinary German men and women in civil defense procedures necessary for the basic level of local self-help of the civil population against air raids. The local level was formed around air raid wardens and operated in small first intervention squads. The training include fire fighting, protection against chemical weapons, communication procedures and preparation of houses and apartments against air raids.

This is a great WWII DANZIGER LUFTSCHUTZBUND (Danzig Air Raid Protection Association) enamel membership badge pin, marked on the reverse with GES. GESCH.. The abbreviation is short for Gesetzlich Geschützt (By-law Protected), indicating it was a protected design, though there is no maker mark present. It has the DLB starburst emblem in the middle, which is identical to the RLB emblem except for the D replacing the R.

A great example, ready for further research and display.