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Finland. Numbered badge of a member of the Lotta Svard paramilitary organization, with manufacturer’s markings. Lotta Svärd was a Finnish volunteer auxiliary paramilitary organization for women. Originally formed in 1918, it had a large number of members undertaking voluntary social work in the 1920s and 1930s. It was formed to support the White Guard. During World War II, he was mobilized to replace men drafted into the army. He served in hospitals, in air raid warning posts and other auxiliary duties in close cooperation with the military. After the War it was dissolved. Finnish badge of the Second World War.
