Finland, Republic. A Lapua Movement Armband Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Type II: in bronze gilt

Type II: in bronze gilt with red

Ernst Ludwig concentrated much of his energy and finances on being a patron of the arts

was published in The Times newspaper just before the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870

From the Enquirer and News of Battle Creek

Finland, Republic. A Lapua Movement Armband Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Type II: in bronze giltA rare Finnish Lapua Movement armband, constructed of two equal panels of blue and black cotton rayon blended cloth securely stitched together along a central seam, bearing the partially discernable remnant of an organizational emblem in the form of a warrior wielding a club while mounted on a bear, otherwise unmarked, measuring 19 cm (l) x 10 cm (h), demonstrating minor soiling, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Lapua Movement was a Finnish