Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 GTRexclude (Philippine Islands)

(Philippine Islands)

Order of Georgi Dimitrov in Gold - Fullsize: 14 Kt

serving as a Bugler with the Ottawa Garrison Artillery and is documented as having received the CGSM with Fenian Raid 1870 clasp

The helmet is fully unmarked and measures 220 mm (w) x 310 mm (h) x 150 mm (h)

where he earned a Master's Degree in Engineering

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Armband C. 1939 GTRexclude (Philippine Islands)Fabricated 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