SS Nachrichtenabteilung

[MM1985]

I got an interesting photo lot from a Totenkopf Officer who served in some kind of Nachrichtenabteilung in the earlier stage of his SS time.

There are some interesting details:

+Allgemeine Collar tab and Allgemeine cuff title worn on a field grey tunic
+Very unusual tunics like seen on some early VT pics.
+1st and 2nd pattern Oversea hat.

I guess this is a part of the SS Nachrichtensturmbann using some stocks of Allgemeine insignia?

Comments are welcome!

[MM1985]

Some details:

[CBH]

The 2nd SS-Nachrichten Sturmbann Stuttgart , blitz collar is one you don't see often .

Thanks for sharing these great images .

[HPL2008]

I guess this is a part of the SS Nachrichtensturmbann using some stocks of Allgemeine insignia?

To avoid confusion:

They are not members of the SS-Nachrichtensturmbann of the SS-Verfügungstruppe, but signals personnel of the Allgemeine SS; more specifically, as CBH said, of Nachrichtensturmbann 2 / Nachrichtenabteilung 2 (HQ'ed at Stuttgart), which was subordinate to SS-Oberabschnitt Südwest.

A-SS signals personnel were authorized to wear grey uniforms when on technical service. (See posts # 47 and 51 here: Allgemeine SS uniforms with 2 shoulder boards? )

These are rare and nice photos; thanks for sharing!

[MM1985]

Thanks for the comments so far - I remember seeing some pictures in an old Thread showing members of the Allgemeine SS wearing grey tunics but I did not know that the Allgemeine SS had training with weapons as well?

[HPL2008]

Thanks for the comments so far - I remember seeing some pictures in an old Thread showing members of the Allgemeine SS wearing grey tunics but I did not know that the Allgemeine SS had training with weapons as well?

They did. For illustration, see these photographs of members of the 49th Standarte (I've posted them before):

[MM1985]

Thanks HPL 2008 - great information! Yes this are the pics I had seen in the past but I missed to save them for my files and could not find them again - indeed they are armed as well.

[Wilhelm Saris]

The tunics with the first photographs do resemble in some ways
the tunics as worn by the Reichskuratorium.
Anyway they are look-a-likes and it is possible they came from
their stocks.

[HPL2008]

These early grey "pull-over" jackets can also be seen in this thread (posts # 1, 13, 15 & 17):

Early LAH Headgear and tunics

[jHAM]

Very nice and rare images of the Allgemeine SS in grey. Thank you for sharing them MM1985.