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Offline shadowking1957

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Need help on a badge i found
« on: 06 April 2013, 09:09:57 PM »
Ok it is latvian i think is a brass one with a red swastika and has what i translate has patriotic guard  written under it? any ideas?

I also found it could mean
 Tēvijas sargs - Patriotic guard
or Guard of fatherland
« Last Edit: 06 April 2013, 09:12:09 PM by shadowking1957 »

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Re: Need help on a badge i found
« Reply #1 on: 06 April 2013, 11:50:03 PM »
A picture will help (blocking out the Swatika or linking the photo remotely - as per forum rules,etc).

The symbol of the Latvian air force from 1919-1940 was a red Swatika:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Air_Force
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/lv%5Eair.html#1937

It might mean "National Guard"? Which complicates things a little.

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Re: Need help on a badge i found
« Reply #2 on: 07 April 2013, 10:08:08 AM »
Ok heres a link to a picture thank you for the help iam lost to what it is and was  in
https://picasaweb.google.com/101474866553250185269/April72013#5864028527588812066

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Re: Need help on a badge i found
« Reply #3 on: 07 April 2013, 10:54:15 AM »
The link isn't working for me.

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Re: Need help on a badge i found
« Reply #4 on: 07 April 2013, 10:57:49 AM »
strange is should do ???
heres a safe pic of the badge
« Last Edit: 07 April 2013, 12:38:37 PM by shadowking1957 »

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Re: Need help on a badge i found
« Reply #5 on: 10 April 2013, 02:20:27 PM »
It definitely looks interwar. I've spent 20 minutes looking on Google - unfortunately I can't find anything like it though. Let me know if you're successful.

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Re: Need help on a badge i found
« Reply #6 on: 10 April 2013, 04:19:16 PM »
In 1933 there was a fascist organization in Latvia called: "Defence of the Fatherland" (Tēvijas sargs):

http://www.fold3.com/image/#60260786

Of course other sites and documents translate it as: Fatherland Guard  o_o o_o o_o

http://www.lituanus.org/1971/71_3_03.htm

Finding the identity of the badge isn't going to be easy  :-X

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Re: Need help on a badge i found
« Reply #7 on: 10 April 2013, 07:12:41 PM »
Thanks you so much i can find nothing at all on it, strange

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Re: Need help on a badge i found
« Reply #8 on: 17 May 2013, 09:06:37 PM »
I found this out so far:
was organization "Perkonkrusts" and "Tēvijas sargi"was under this organization, .... 1920-1941 year

In 1920. Latvian years, founded the Sports and Physical Education morally association "Homeland Security guard 'suppressed because it was linked to the LTA" Firecross. "It was founded in 1932 nacionālpatriotiska youth organization" Latvian Fatherland Guards' disbanded after the 1934 coup Ulmaņa .

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Re: Need help on a badge i found
« Reply #9 on: 17 May 2013, 10:50:28 PM »
Getting closer. At this point I think only first hand knowledge is going to give you the answers.

 

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