Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Rare Defenders Of Prague Radio Armband 1945 GTRexclude reverse illustrating a map of

reverse illustrating a map of the Kiev area centred by crossed swords

Private Kirkbride suffered a slight gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his right leg

1943 he was deployed to Russia

maker marked on the reverse “Imme & Sohn

where it was re-designated the 107th Pioneer Battalion and was to serve in France in that capacity

Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Rare Defenders Of Prague Radio Armband 1945 GTRexclude reverse illustrating a map ofComposed of two pieces, a 80 mm (w) x 32 mm (h) red cotton patch screen printed with "BOJOVNICI ROZHLASU" (Radio Defenders) in black ink, with a Prague Radio stamp in black ink overlapping the text at the far right, the red cotton patch sewn in place to the front panel of its thick white cotton base, the edges turned up and stitched in blue threading, the ends of the armband not sewn together, measuring 330 mm (w) x 77 mm (h), lightly soiled, near