Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Auction he was rewarded with an

he was rewarded with an honorable discharge from a Navy without funds

VII - The Silent Heroes - The Royal Engineers

accompanied by a length of 1939 Iron Cross II Class ribbon

shows evidence of previous repairs

maker marked "Huguenin Frères & Co Médailleurs Le Locale (Suisse)" on the inside lid

Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Auction he was rewarded with an(rmelschild der lettischen Freiwilligen der Waffen SS). Of multi piece construction, consisting of an off white cotton twill base, overlaid on the obverse by a layer of maroon cotton till, defaced by a diagonal off white tresse in representation of a Latvian national emblem, topped by a black bare bearing a printed white inscription of LATVIJA, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), a scarce domestically produced variant in uniform removed and