Two armbands at auction: DDAC & Volkssturm

[josephc]

these two armbands are at auction and I was curious as to what they were worn for or represent.

[KMMorris]

First armband is for the DDAC or the der deutsche automobil club, it is possible that such armbands where worn at meetings or rally. The second bad is a late 1944-1945 Volksstrum arm band for the "peoples army" or militia, there are may different types of Volksstrum armbands such as silk screen types. Also there are some differences in bands because they were printed in houses and workshops in mass numbers.

Morris