ss

here you go stuart, the pics are from a group i bought from a chap earlier this year for 150 pounds, and although i have lots of ss soldbuch, wehrpass etc, and even several himmler items, this little lot would be the one i would run out the house with if it was on fire, relitively inexpensive ...

can anyone confirm the following: commanders of the 12ss: fritz witt as of 7/1/1943 (+14/06/1944) kurt meyer or panzermeyer as off 7/14/1944 (+ ????) hugo kraas as off ??? (+ ????) mayby someone is able to fill in the blanks for me... any others you know off? aditional: Max Wünsche, whom...

Here is a first for me. Often debated whether the HJ knife was ever worn in a combat situation, this photo shows that at least one SS soldier did. Reproduced with permission from http://www.ssdaggers.com/ If you have a numbered SS dagger, Ross can be contacted at the above web address and he...

Hj Marchiert! Das neue hitler-Jugend buch publiched Wilhelm Sanderl printed Leipzig 385 pages of WWII dated litirature The 12th SS panzerdivision -HJ- Herbert Walther ISBN 0-88740-166-x the struggle of the 12th SS div in pictures (with comments) troughout the battleground in europe. So...

The purpose of the Landdienst was to work the land and to promote careers in agriculture among Germany's youth. It was tasked with making agriculture an attractive and worthwhile alternative to life in the towns and cities. Landdienst members were paid employees who worked closely with farmers...

here is the link to a killer SS research site enjoy http://slesvigske.dk/

You've probably seen it before but here is one of my favourite items. The banner is single sided, unmarked, and the trumpet is brass with nickel fittings which have taken on the patina often seen on SA and SS daggers. Also attached is the red and white lanyard-type rope, probably for use as a...

I will start with the most famous FlakHelfer... then one of my favourite actors, Hardy Krüger. He was drafted in HJ at 13 and then fought against the american with the 38 Waffen SS Div Nibelungen on the Oder Front. The picture is from one of his movies.

I posted this on Axis history so I'm stealing it back :) It's a short account of what happened to Axmann between his leaving the bunker and being captured on the 5th of December 1945. Axmann left the bunker 30 hours after Hitler's death and his plan was to reach Dönitz in Plön. He travelled...

HERE is my favorite cuff shows some wear and has been there enjoy PAUL