Cuff title with inscription GIBRALTAR. Ärmelband Gibraltar was initially awarded by King George III to Hanoverian regiments for their defense of Gibraltar during the American Revolutionary War. Kaiser Wilhelm II renewed this honor in 1901.
The cuff title (German: Ärmelstreifen) is a form of commemorative or affiliation insignia placed on the sleeve, near the cuff, of German military and paramilitary uniforms. The tradition can be traced back to the foundation of the "Gibraltar" band, which was authorised in 1783 by King George III for regiments of the Electorate of Hanover.[1][2][3]
Cuff titles are often associated with the Second World War and units of the Waffen SS but were widely used by all branches of the German military, including paramilitary and civilian organizations.[4]
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^Senne, Christian (2011). Wiggerich, Sandro; Kensy, Steven (eds.). Das "Gibraltar-Ärmelband". Die Geschichte eines militärischen Ehrenzeichens 1784-1918 [The Gibraltar cuff title. The History of a military honorbadge 1784-1918]. Staat Macht Uniform. Uniformen als Zeichen staatlicher Macht im Wandel? (= Studien zur Geschichte des Alltags 29).: Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart. ISBN9783515099332.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)