A German Labour Front KdF "Der Deutsche" Tally Ribbon

(Deutsche Arbeitsfront, Kraft durch Freude): Black rayon with machine-woven gold-coloured celleon and white embroidered threading, inscribed "DER DEUTSCHE", flanked by the red and white and gold embroidered German Labour Front flag at the left and the red, white and gold embroidered German Labour Front KdF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront, Kraft durch Freude) flag at the right, inscribed "D.A.F. NS Gemeinschaft "Kraft durch Freude" " at the far left and "Gau Düsseldorf" at the far right, 33 mm x 920 mm, two pin holes above "DEUTSCHE", extremely fine.

Footnote: The Der Deutsche was originally known as the Sierra Morena and built in 1924 by Vulkan of Bremen. The 11,430 ton Der Deutsche was the first liner owned by the KdF (Deutsche Arbeitsfront, Kraft durch Freude) when purchased in 1934 and put into service by 1935. She could carry almost 1,100 passengers. The ship survived the war and was appropriated by the Russians, who converted it to the passenger liner Asia during 1947-48. By 1950, it was rebuilt with one funnel and sailed mostly in Far Eastern waters between Vladivostock and Kamchatka. It was finally broken up in 1970.