A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband certificate_of_authenticity I remember at the time

I remember at the time that we considered ourselves fortunate to fall into the hands of Saxon troops if we had to be taken at all

92 mm x 40

8th Class breast badge

Marguerite (born 1893) and John (born 1895)

and with some other volunteers to advance the rest of the men

A German Imperial Battalion Of Civil Workers (Zab = Zivilarbeitersbataillon) Armband certificate_of_authenticity I remember at the timeFabricated from yellow cotton, with "Z. A. B." in 65 mm deep letters screen printed in black ink on the front, the ends of the armband sewn together at the rear, 118 mm x 210 mm, lightly soiled, near extremely fine. Footnote: To ensure that the factories could keep running and because voluntary recruitment was insufficient (12,000 men in 1916), the occupying forces sent Belgians to Germany, or enlisted them in the Battalions of Civil Workers