Freiwillige Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Could youplease help in identifying a unit of this SS-Sturmmann from the Totenkopf division? It seems there's a "5" on a shoulder strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 SS-Totenkopf-Standarte 5 'Brandenburg'. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/SSTotenkopf/SSTotenkopf5-R.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freiwillige Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) Many thanks for your help, Robin! Here's one more question that I will post here not to creat a new topic. What Waffen SS unit do we have here ("8" on shoulder straps of a SS-Strurmmann)? Please note that civilain in the middle proudly sports a badge "Petsamo-Rovaniemi" issued to German military personnel successfully completing the so called 820 km "Eismeerstrasse". Edited July 14, 2012 by Freiwillige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freiwillige Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Fragment with the Finnsih badge and an imafe of the badge itself. Maybe this could help for an identification of a unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 8th SS-Infantry Regiment. Formerly SS-Totenkopfstandarte 8. Unusual to see the Finnish badge being worn. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Fragment with the Finnsih badge and an imafe of the badge itself. Maybe this could help for an identification of a unit? The lapel badge left, is the Arbeits Dank pin of the Reichsarbeitsdienst and the badge right is the Petsamo-Rovaniemi. The RAD Gruppen K363 and K376 from Austria and Sudeten Germany were ordered to North Finland (Lappland) as Pioneer troops (Bautruppen) for the German 3rd Gebirgsdivision. It took them 13 months to build a road of 25 km, from 21 June 1941 until 30 June 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freiwillige Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Robin and Odulf, many thanks for identification and useful comments! :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freiwillige Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) ... Edited July 15, 2012 by Freiwillige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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