Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Standby Section Armband GTRexclude circumscribed “Fürchte Gott und Befolge

circumscribed “Fürchte Gott und Befolge seine Befehle” (Fear God and Follow his Commands)

with convex centres denoting a likely manufacture date of c

A First War Patriotic Iron Cross - Gilded bronze

with a town in ruins in front of them

3 mm (w) x 32

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Standby Section Armband GTRexclude circumscribed “Fürchte Gott und BefolgeIn 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