Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C.1940 Auction Archive and was leader of an

and was leader of an artillery unit in Field Artillery Regiment 17 in Bromberg when the war started

with a gun shot wound to his left arm

(Silberne Verdienstmedaille des Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens)

below the flash

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C.1940 Auction Archive and was leader of anInsignia composed of a red cotton cross on a white cotton circle, the insignia sewn in place on the front panel of the steel blue cotton base, stamping in black ink overlying the insignia on one side, additional royal blue panel stitched in place on the reverse to extend the length of the armband, measuring 225 mm (w) x 97 mm (h), lightly soiled, very fine. Footnote: The Hlinka Guard (HG) was the militia maintained by the Slovak People's Party in the