Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 Auction Archive He and a companion

He and a companion

the Torpedo School Ship in Portsmouth

But the effects of almost four years continuous active service were beginning to surface

and minor material fatigue is evident to the remainder of the book

Those deportees

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 Auction Archive He and a companionFabricated 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