Waffen SS Waffen SS Soldier with unknown Awards

[Whinigo]

Dear Collectors,

I got this Portrait today. Unforntunately I didnt found something about the award he wears. I just know the the written is in "Latvia" Language.

Thanks for any help.

Regards

Nick

[hucks216]

If it has a Latvian link you might be better off posting this in the Northern European & Baltic States subsection in the European States section of the Forum.

[Paul R]

I have never seen any awards like these before. Very interesting.

[J Temple-West]

he was most likely to have been a member of the Latvian Police Battalion later attached to the 2.SS Infantry Brigade. If correct, the breast cross will have been awarded when he was a member of the "Aizsargi" (National Guard) a pre-war paramilitary organization.

The link below may be of interest:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Police_Battalions