WWII Belgian Resistance Armband - Rare Item

Here is a rare original Belgian Resistance Armband.
In used condition with age and wear, hand letters sewn in red with the G printed in black also a strip sewn to the bottom edge. Also included is a small resistance badge with the pin to the back missing.
Armband measures 7 3/8" on the front with overall about 14 1/2". The badge measures 11/16".

Groupe G was founded in 1942 by a former group of Universite libre de Bruxelles students. Usually resistance groups activities were restricted to an area but the G group operated across the country.

Actions - In 1944, Groupe G was responsible for a co-ordinated action on all the electric train lines in Belgium. This action was estimated to cost the German forces an estimated 10 million man hours in repairs and delays to the network.

References to the above are.
1. O'connor, Bernard 2013 "Sabotage in Belgium in World War Two"
2. "The Belgium Resistance" www.historylearningsite.co.uk
3. "A Brief History of Belgian Resistance"

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