Black SS uniform in wear, 1943

**BenVK** · 02-16-2013, 10:51 PM

Opis obrazu: Na fotografii szef SS Heinrich Himmler w towarzystwie oficerow.

Data wydarzenia: 1944-02

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-16-2013 10:51 PM

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**Friedrich-Berthold** · 02-16-2013, 10:59 PM

The Polish entitled image is of Himmler's award of the Germanische Leistungsrune to Dutch germanische SS men, I think. Someone else will know better than I.

**HPL2008** · 02-17-2013, 12:38 AM

by Friedrich-Berthold

The Polish entitled image is of Himmler's award of the Germanische Leistungsrune to Dutch germanische SS men, I think. Someone else will know better than I.

Agreed. If memory serves, the ceremony took place at the Dutch SS school at Avegoor in 1944.

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 02-17-2013, 12:39 AM

by HPL2008

Agreed. If memory serves, the ceremony took place at the Dutch SS school at Avegoor in 1944:

Bravo.

**stonemint** · 03-31-2013, 05:55 AM

Note the SD officer in black to the left of Wilhelm Murr, 1940

(credit: blockhaus.ru)

**Walter** · 03-31-2013, 11:46 AM

I doubt he is SD, more likely an Ehrenführer.

**HPL2008** · 03-31-2013, 12:30 PM

by Walter

I doubt he is SD, more likely an Ehrenführer.

I would tend to agree. The black uniform would be unusual for an SD officer in 1940. However, blank collar patches were not exclusively worn by the SD/Sipo, but also (among others) by personnel of the various Hauptämter and Oberabschnitte.

**Scout** · 03-31-2013, 01:01 PM

Just read up on the ''golden pheasant' Murr: Gauleiter who fled Stuttgart after encouraging the inhabitants to defend the city and his 21 year old son in the SS committed suicide when accused of rape.
Just your average well adjusted family!

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 03-31-2013, 03:27 PM

by HPL2008

I would tend to agree. The black uniform would be unusual for an SD officer in 1940. However, blank collar patches were not exclusively worn by the SD/Sipo, but also (among others) by personnel of the various Hauptämter and Oberabschnitte.

Viz:

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 07-20-2013, 07:44 PM

Some images of Heydrich's funeral in June 1942 with the Allgemeine SS among the funeral party in the Invaliden Friedhof in Berlin. Thanks to Andreas for alerting me to this file of images, many of which I had not seen.