What the heck is this?

[Wuerstenfuchs]

Would somebody please tell me what this is? What it represents, what country it is from, and whether it is rare, or common? Thanks!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Bob, no idea, other than the name is that of a town in Flanders.

Cheers, Ade.

[stuka f]

Hi Bob, no idea, other than the name is that of a town in Flanders.

Cheers, Ade.

Exact! One of the two Belgian city's the Germans did not conquered during WWI. Must have something to do with that periode.

[stuka f]

At the town hall of Poperingen there is THE Death Cell ;where condemned deserters were held before being shot at dawn at the execution pole in the courtyard.
700 soldiers died that way.
Could it be linked to each other??

[Wuerstenfuchs]

The guy I acquired it from told me it is an anti-partisan armband, and that it is the only one in existance. I am assuming that anti-partisan means pro-nazi?

[pegase001]

Hi

sure, it's from belgium and a flemish city

the armband is the armban dof a belgian medal of ww1, it's for the medal " la croix du feu " - the fire cross

Croix de Feu 1914

this kind of skull was used by the group " les affranchis ", " les affranchis " was a belgian resistance's band

cheers

pegase001

[Wuerstenfuchs]

Hi

sure, it's from belgium and a flemish city

the armband is the armban dof a belgian medal of ww1, it's for the medal " la croix du feu " - the fire cross

Croix de Feu 1914

this kind of skull was used by the group " les affranchis ", " les affranchis " was a belgian resistance's band

cheers

pegase001

Thanks for the insight! So it was ANTI-nazi? Instead of pro-nazi? Or was this armband worn in WW 1?