Germany, SS. A Latvian Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield, by Lenta of Riga Democratic Republic of the in fire gilded tombac

in fire gilded tombac

arriving in France on the 12th

Scarce Badge

consisting of a shield bearing an etched inscription of “EINIGKEIT MACHT STARK VATERLANDSLIEBE UNÜBERWINDLICH” (“UNITY MAKES STRONG PATRIOTISM INSURMOUNTABLE”)

but also possessed three different grades of driver’s licences

Germany, SS. A Latvian Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield, by Lenta of Riga Democratic Republic of the in fire gilded tombac(Waffen SS rmelschild der lettischen Freiwilligen). Constructed of maroon rayon, the obverse featuring a Latvian national shield executed with white machine embroidery, topped by a black bar bearing yellow machine embroidered inscription of LATVIJA, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant of domestic manufacture produced by Lenta, Riga, measuring 55 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), a rare variant, in uniform removed and extremely