Kusten Wache Ost – East District Coastal Watch (Danzig / Prussia) Armband
The armband designated for the eastern sector of Germany. Manufactured with a golden-yellow machine-embroidered wreathed police style eagle & swastika. Either side of the wreath, the designation, ‘Küsten Wache’, and immediately below the wreath, the area designation (Ost).
A rare example of the Wasserschutzpolizei Küsten Wache (Water Police Coastal Guards) armband worn by members of the Water Police operating as Coastal Guards.
The Wasserschutzpolizei came under the overall control of the SS in 1944.