Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 Auction The adornment measures 62 mm

The adornment measures 62 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

28th Battalion

""The arms of the republic will be: a shield with two rifles and two swords crossed with a wreath of laurel on a field of light blue

(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei III

"until he attains the age of 19"

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 Auction The adornment measures 62 mmFabricated from rayon and bearing three equal width stripes in white, blue and red, with a Slovak stamp in blue ink on the front panel, the ends of the armband not sewn together, measuring 480 mm (w) x 73 mm (h), lightly soiled, better than very fine. Footnote: The Hlinka Guard (HG) was the militia maintained by the Slovak People's Party in the period from 1938 to 1945; it was named after Andrej Hlinka. The Hlinka Guard was preceded by the Rodobrana