Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Standby Section Armband GTRexclude A pair of collar tabs

A pair of collar tabs featuring hand-embroidered litzen in matte

A 1934 “Durch Arbeit zur Freiheit” badge

Italian Division “Frecce Azzurre” Commemorative Cross

The interior paint is mostly intact

the obverse with a pillbox topped by a crossed shovel and sword

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Standby Section Armband GTRexclude A pair of collar tabsIn cobalt blue cotton, with "POHOTOVOSTN ODDIEL HG" in large capital letters screen printed in white ink in the centre, the ends of the armband not sewn together, measuring 420 mm (w) x 53 mm (h), scattered erosion evident in the white lettering, near extremely 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