Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Auction He arrived at Folkestone

He arrived at Folkestone

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

A grouping of four third reich German awards and insignia

numbered #271

accompanied by a length of 1939 Iron Cross II Class ribbon

Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Auction He arrived at Folkestone(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