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02-28-2013 07:05 PM
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Re: SS patch for sport shirt with skull, I have never seen
Interesting, I have never seen that before either
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
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Re: SS patch for sport shirt with skull, I have never seen
I don't know that. I only know the SS jogging.
Michel
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Re: SS patch for sport shirt with skull, I have never seen
I very strongly doubt that it has any connection with the SS, as the skull looks like no pattern officially used by the SS.
My gut feeling is that this one of the numerous variants of the Totenkopfschwimmerabzeichen [Death's Head Swimmer Badge], an unofficial swimming badge with a long tradition, which is awarded for swimming at least one hour (originally in the open sea, these days usually in swimming pools).
Last edited by HPL2008; 02-28-2013 at 10:25 PM.
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Re: SS patch for sport shirt with skull, I have never seen
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HPL2008
I very strongly doubt that it has any collection with the SS, as the skull looks like no pattern officially used by the SS.
My gut feeling is that this one of the numerous variants of the Totenkopfschwimmerabzeichen [Death's Head Swimmer Badge], an unofficial swimming badge with a long tradition, which is awarded for swimming at least one hour (originally in the open sea, these days usually in swimming pools).
Bravo. Our Bavarian friend is an insightful member of our community.
The "scull" fetish in the internet makes everything somehow into SS regalia.
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Re: SS patch for sport shirt with skull, I have never seen
this style of a skull was mapped to SS in my mind, indeed.
So it is a civil patch, is one able to tell the period this pattern was produced? I read that these swim patches were produced pre and post war.
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Re: SS patch for sport shirt with skull, I have never seen
forgive me, but my opinion is modern day fantasy item, blacked out teeth? loose weave?sorry gentlemen not for me, sincerely george
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Re: SS patch for sport shirt with skull, I have never seen
for me its a fantasy fake,sorry!
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Just want to update this thread to new info on this patch. You can find the info in this new thread:
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/photo...-photo-429070/
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I'm sure i will be ridiculed for this.But i'm sure i remember seeing one or something very similar on the WAF im sertain it was something to do with swimming.I can't quite remember if it was deemed real or not.Dont throw it away just yet i will try to find the thread on the WAF if i can.
Cheers
Dave.
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