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SS cuff title “Adolf Hitler”. (Lot: 131)
Current Bid: $ 1,900Uniform removed partial cuff title. Enlisted version with aluminum thread edges and light brown, machine woven embroidered Sütterlin script as introduced in 1940.
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Sleeve Shield for Russian Liberation Peoples’ Army – R.O.N.A. (Lot: 133)
Starting bid: $ 850White cotton backing, printed shield of green, red, with the blue cross of St. George with swords and “POHA” in yellow lettering.
Unissued and eceedindly rare.
The Russian Liberation People’s Army (Русская освободительная народная армия, Ruskaya osvoboditelnaya narodnaya armiya, abbreviated as RONA) was established in late 1941 as an auxiliary police force with around 200 personnel. By mid-1943, it had expanded to 10,000–12,000 men, equipped with Soviet tanks and artillery captured by the Germans. Led by Bronislav Kaminski, the unit was initially called the Russian People’s Liberation Army (Русская освободительная народная армия), and it became a semi-independent militia. In 1942, Kaminski enforced a forced mobilization of local civilians into his militia, transforming it into a regular fighting force within the Lokot Autonomy, a self-proclaimed “republic” under Nazi control, and a private army that answered directly to him.
After the German defeat at the Battle of Kursk in August 1943, RONA retreated to the Byelorussian region, particularly around the Lepel area in Vitebsk. There, they participated in security operations alongside German forces, committing numerous atrocities against the local civilian population. In June 1944, RONA was formally incorporated into the Waffen-SS. Following the Soviet counteroffensive in Operation Bagration (June to August 1944), the remnants of the Kaminski unit retreated further west. By the end of July 1944, between 3,000 and 4,000 men (some sources estimate up to 6,000 or 7,000) regrouped at the SS training camp at Neuhammer (now Świętoszów). Using the Kaminski unit as a base, SS leaders planned to form the 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS RONA (1st Russian). -
Russian Liberation Army Cuff Titles “Sprachmittler” – Manufaturers Proof (Lot: 138)
Starting bid: $ 560An incredibly rare cuff title “Sprachmittler” Interpreter for the Staff of the RAO, Russian Liberation Army. This is also a manufacturer’s proof by Genzsch & Heyse in Hamburg. The common literature shows only a graphic interpretation of the actual offered cuff title in “Foreign Legion of the Third Reich” Volume 4, by David Littlejohn, 1987, Page 342.
Printed in black on cotton and adhered to the manufacturers proof card.
The Russian Liberation Army (German: Russische Befreiungsarmee; Russian: Русская освободительная армия, Russkaya osvoboditel’naya armiya, abbreviated as РОА or ROA) was a collaborationist military force primarily made up of Russian soldiers that fought alongside Nazi Germany during World War II. It is also known as the Vlasov Army (Власовская армия, Vlasovskaya armiya) after its leader, Andrey Vlasov, a former Red Army general who defected to the German side. The soldiers of this army were often referred to as Vlasovtsy (Власовцы). In 1944, the group became formally known as the Armed Forces of the Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia (Вооружённые силы Комитета освобождения народов России, Vooruzhonnyye sily Komiteta osvobozhdeniya narodov Rossii, abbreviated as ВС КОНР or VS KONR). From January 1945 onward, the army was commanded by Vlasov himself.
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Estonia/Eesti – Sleeve Shield for the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division der SS (Estonian No. 1) (Lot: 135)
Starting bid: $ 550White cotton backing, printed shield of balue, black and white with black surrounding.
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Netherlands – Buckle for Members of the N.S.J.V. (Lot: 132)
Starting bid: $ 480Gilded bronze. Gilding still present on the reverse. For members of the Nationaal-Socialistische Jeugd Verbond.
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Austria – Membership Pin of the German Youth in Untersteiermark (Lot: 129)
Starting bid: $ 180Zink painted and in slightly worn condition with yellowing of thew white paint. On safety pin for wear.
