Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Female Staff Assistant Sleeve Insignia Republic of marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM)

marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M4/72” for Wilhelm Deumer

with an inscription of “RITTERBUND ST

but United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld refused to use these troops to help the central government in Léopoldville fight the secessionists

flanked by stylized wings on either side and encompassed by an oak-leaf wreath

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Female Staff Assistant Sleeve Insignia Republic of marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM)(Luftwaffe rmelabzeichen fr Stabshelferin). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow inscription of STABS HELFERIN (STAFF ASSISTANT), situated above a Luftwaffe eagle and within a border of identical machine embroidery, unmarked, measuring 85 mm (w) x 115 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.