Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 Auction Archive measuring 146 mm long

measuring 146 mm long

possibly during the battles at the Volkhov river

Footnote: George Russell Allen was from Watrous

Machine embroidered on Luftwaffe cloth

He was age three when he emigrated to Canada with his parents

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband And Patch, C.1942 Auction Archive measuring 146 mm longArmband: insignia composed of three strips forming a red cotton cross on a white wool circle, the insignia sewn in place on the front panel of the cobalt blue cotton base, stamped in red ink "1943" on the underside, the ends sewn together at the rear, measuring 205 mm (w) x 130 mm (h), lightly soiled due to colour bleeding from the red cross; and Patch: insignia with a red wool cross on a white wool circle, on a cobalt blue wool base, measuring 65 mm