Original Slovakian WWII Hlinka Guard NCO / EM Overseas Cap with Insignia - Slovak SS

Original Item. Only One Available. The Hlinka Guard was the militia maintained by the Slovak People's Party in the period from 1938 to 1945; it was named after Andrej Hlinka. The Hlinka Guard was known for its participation in the HC in Slovakia; its members appropriated Jewish property and rounded up Jews for deportation in 1942. In the post-war, under one of the Beneš decrees, No. 16/1945 Coll., membership in the Hlinka Guard was punishable by 5 to 20 years imprisonment.

This is a very scarce Enlisted Men’s or Non-Commissioned Officer’s overseas cap with a great BeVo style cap eagle insignia on one side. The front has a small plastic button meant to look like the braided leather buttons of years prior. There are no markings on the interior. The cap is roughly size 7.

Comes ready for further research and display.