Apologies for the quality of the image, but this is an extract from the cover of an edition of "ARBEITERTUM" the official publication of the German Labor Front.
The white tunics in this thread is just WOW!! Thanks for posting both the original era pictures and the superb white tunics here I love them
Another recent find. This is an SS Riding School photo, and the caption explains that it was taken in Munich in 1938. The man in the white summer uniform is the commander of the SS riding school and what makes this photograph notable is that it includes representatives from Romania, the USA and Finland also.
Baldes sold recently this white DF tunic. Looks good but cannot comment on it.
OK, I am going to display my SS ignorance here. Wasn't the DF a Panzergrenadier Regt? (if so, why the Pz boards?) Also, wouldn't the highet ranking-officer for the Rgt be an Obersturmbannfuhrer, or Standartenfuhrer at most? I cannot recall all the regtl commanders after 1942, but Kumm and Weidinger come to mind.
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
Stonemint,
During 1940 Keppler was in command of Der Fuehrer and held the rank of SS-Oberfuehrer. It was an infantry regiment at that time and would have had motorised components. Of course this has no bearing on the authenticity of the tunic and its insignia.
d'Alquen
d'alquen, i may be wrong but was not Baum SS-Oberfuehrer when he commanded the panzer regiment? i can't remember... like '43 or '44?
the rank would be right, but the waffenfarbe?
so many names... so little memory.
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