Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Standby Section Armband GTRexclude initially a prosperous City man

initially a prosperous City man

graduating on May 9

constructed of fine quality twisted silver aluminum bullion wire

so big that a man could stand upright inside it

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

Slovakia, Republic. A Hlinka Guard Standby Section Armband GTRexclude initially a prosperous City manIn 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