WW2 1944/45 Original Attributed Belgium Resistance Armband Vilvoorde.

WW2 1944/45 Original Attributed Belgium Resistance Armband Vilvoorde.

A extremely rare attributed example worn by Belgium Resistance fighter Desutter Robert of the town of Vilvoorde.

White cotton, printed in colour with a National Belgium colours and number 2837. The reverse is written in ink:

DESUTTER ROBERT
DUCHEHOF 67
VILVOORDE
BELGIUM

TO WILLIAM BALDIE
Robert
25-2-45”

Retaining original pin rusted in place Some storage age wear.

Vilvoorde was liberated by the British in 1944, and was administered by a joint British and Belgian municipality, with temporary British and Belgian Mayors.