- This article deals with military armbands. For non-military uses, see Armband. This article deals with non-military armbands used for display purposes
A brassard is an armband or piece of cloth or other material worn around the upper arm, used as an item of military uniform to which rank badges (or other insignia) may be attached, instead of to the actual clothing. Military uniforms comprises standardised Dress worn by members of the Armed forces of various nations The brassard, when spread out, may be roughly rectangular in shape, where it is worn merely around the arm; it may also be a roughly triangular shape, in which case the brassard is also attached to a shoulder strap. A shoulder strap may be one of a number of things Carrier shoulder strap: a length of fabric or other flexible material (such as leather vinyl rubber used
Brassards are also used with the uniforms of organizations which are not military but which are influenced by and styled upon the military, such as police, emergency services, volunteer services, or militaristic societies and political parties.
A brassard is often used:
- to temporarily attach insignia, such as rank, to clothing not normally bearing insignia (such as civilian clothing or a military mechanic's coveralls);
- to temporarily attach insignia to a uniform for a limited time, such as the insignia for an "officer of the day" or "duty officer"; or for uniforms expected to have a high turnover of either wearer or insignia borne, such as those of cadets or other youth organizations. This article refers to the general definition of cadet A Cadet may also be a member of the Cadets, a historical Russian Political party. Brassards worn by military police and Red Cross personnel fall under this category; or
- as a permanent uniform item, such as the swastika armband of the Nazi Party. Military police ( MPs) are normally the Police of a Military Organization. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated The swastika (from Sanskrit: svástika sa स्वस्तिक Hindu IS CORRECT if 'ि' is positioned incorrectly see -->) is The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945
Homonyms
- The word brassard (also brassart or brasset) is also used to refer to pieces of armour worn to cover the entire arm (encompassing vambrace, rerebrace, and possibly a couter). Armour (or armor) is protective covering most commonly manufactured from metals to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact Vambraces ( French language avant-bras, sometimes known as lower cannons in the Middle Ages are "tubular" or "gutter" defences A rerebrace (sometimes known as an upper cannon) is a piece of Plate armour designed to protect the upper arms (above the elbow The couter is the defense for the elbow in a piece of Plate armour.
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