Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Auction at his winter home in

at his winter home in Palm Beach

shows evidence of previous repairs

63 mm x 88 mm)

accompanied by a length of 1939 Iron Cross II Class ribbon

He arrived at Folkestone

Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Auction at his winter home in(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