My GrandFather German-SS... Prince Eugene/Handschaar Hatwear

[jhutfluss]

What is the cap headwear for my GrandFather in the German-SS, Sturmann ?

He was drafted into the German Waffen SS 7th Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen around 1940. I believe he was transferred to the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer . Battles: Siege on Moscow, Russia in Fall of 1942 . He was later transferred on September 1, 1944 to the 13th Company "SS" Gebirgsjager Regiment 27 (Croatian No. 1). Unterstellung: 13th Waffen-Mountain Infantry Division of the SS "Handschar" (Croatian No. 1).

[maximus71]

I cant answer your question but thank you for sharing the photo, I assume the boy is your father, what is the pin your grandmother is wearing?

[Luftwaffe Hauptmann]

You can get drafted into a volunteer division? Kind of ironic for Germany. But anyway when it comes to WWII German veterans I think all sides were brave soldiers and nobody should be ashamed. I wouldn't mind having a LSSAH veteran grandfather. I'd hold his belongings dearly.

[jHAM]

He would have worn the same head wear as any other Waffen SS enlisted mountain soldier. Many in the Handschar division wore a fez with SS insignia. A google search provides many images of these units.

[S.Vestae]

The WSS moslems was different VS the classical WSS soldiers, ritual, food, ideology...

Half WSS was strangers in WW II !

[jhutfluss]

My GrandMother is wearing a German Police pin without the Wreath....

[jhutfluss]

My GrandFather was not a Muslim. He was Christian and I have read that the Regular German soldiers did not wear the Fez's.

[lebus12]

Be careful, the prinz Eugen was created in march 1942.

[BOB COLEMAN]

The fez was worn by all member of Handschar, including German cadre. On the second page of this thread, you will find a picture of Wilfred Kunstmann wearing the field gray fez.
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/non-c...ouping-1852-2/

[Hsturmfhgeorg]

Interesting
Artur Phleps-Kommander of the P.Eugen SS Div. from 1942