WWII US D Day Airborne Paratrooper Jump Flag Brassard aged Arm Band

WWII US D Day Airborne Paratrooper Jump Flag Brassard cotton arm band

Various types of these ‘invasion’ arm flags were worn by paratroopers in the course of the war. They were worn specifically by paratroopers to identify them as American forces because paratroopers would be dropped behind enemy lines and risked to be mistaken for Axis soldiers by the main US assault forces approaching them over land. Flag patches continue to be worn by US forces of all branches of service today.  The different types of WW2 arm flags are theatre specific. Some types were used in more than one campaign