Question Allgemeine SS cuff title 5

**Pascal BERNHARD** · 03-05-2021, 10:51 PM

by Diederik

Hi there,

Can anyone give me some info about an Allgemeine SS cuff title with number 5 ?
What does the 5 means ? By whom was it worn ?

Any info is much appreciated !

An allg SS ct worn by a WSS ?

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 03-05-2021 10:51 PM

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**Charlie Farley** · 03-06-2021, 02:57 AM

Pascal
The number 5 in this case looks like it is silver aluminium threads which means it would be for SS Standarte 5 - Lunenburg.

**Charlie Farley** · 03-06-2021, 05:44 AM

Pascal

its is one of these...

**Pascal BERNHARD** · 03-06-2021, 05:51 PM

Agree, it's an After 1938, Allg SS 5th Sturm CT, but... what has it to do on a WSS tunic sleeve...

**jHAM** · 03-06-2021, 08:46 PM

by Charlie Farley

Pascal
The number 5 in this case looks like it is silver aluminium threads which means it would be for SS Standarte 5 - Lunenburg.

Not necessarily. It is the after 1938 style. It is much more likely to be representative of the 5th sturm of somewhere than SS standarte 5.

It is certainly an odd image.

**Charlie Farley** · 03-07-2021, 03:01 AM

Here is a typical 5 Sturm band and the borders and numbers don't stand out like the ones with aluminium thread.
See what you think.

**CBH** · 03-07-2021, 03:58 AM

It looks like slip on numbers on his shoulder boards also, strange.

**Charlie Farley** · 03-07-2021, 10:41 PM

Chris, its a really interesting mix...

**Nick E** · 01-18-2023, 11:08 PM

by Charlie Farley

Chris, its a really interesting mix...

Ian in my opinion like many studio photos the cuff is an addition of the photographer as an embellishment..would explain why a waffen man is wearing an allgemeine cuff.Alot of times men borrowed a cuff for photos from a friend who had one or one of the many strange styles that aren't typical that a photographer has on hand..The man also could have been newly recruited into combat and chose to wear the cuff of his old allgemeine unit.Studio pics are full of this sorta thing.