SS Officers Dress Badge

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 10-10-2011, 05:08 AM

and one of these turned up on the ding bat site, to boot. It was found attached to a Feldherrnhalle cuff title, an authentic one....

The red felt is also an especially garish touch, as well.

Kitsch.

But it is all death cult Kitsch, you know.

I am the first to state as much.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-10-2011 05:08 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 10-10-2011, 05:14 AM

Of course, here the SS superman looks elegant.

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 10-10-2011, 05:16 AM

to each his own, naturally.

**Bochmann** · 10-11-2011, 01:15 AM

I find these garish and ugly too - I think that Himmler knew that Germany was going to lose and made these badges for the up and coming biker market after the war!

**Walkwolf** · 10-11-2011, 01:34 AM

Old Heinrich looks like an amiable fellow in that pic above.........

Someone who you might ask :

" Hey Heinie, feel like goin' for a pint ? "

" Hey man, can I bum a smoke off ya ? "

" Lend me a coupla bucks 'til I get paid this Thursday ? "

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 10-11-2011, 01:38 AM

He often has his Mona Lisa grin in images.

**Bochmann** · 10-11-2011, 02:01 AM

I agree FB - Mona Lisa probably had that grin because she had a kind of "sexual power" over old Leonardo, whereas HH had accrued power over a whole nation state.

**Adrian** · 10-11-2011, 02:03 AM

by Walkwolf

Old Heinrich looks like an amiable fellow in that pic above.........

I always think the same when F-B posts this particular image of him, he looks like friendly Onkel Heini with that mischevious smile.

That aside, are there any period photographic images of these dress badges being worn?