SS Portrait SS Führer with questions

[dedehansen]

Gents I got this portrait and I have some questions. I think he is an SS Leader but

why are his sleeveband and his collar tabs white ?

Please enlighten me.

[dedehansen]

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[Guest Rick Research]

Perhaps because he was in the 1940+ DUTCH SS-Oberabschnitt "Nordwest" at Den Haag, not the old Oberabschnitt headquartered at Hamburg????

I cannot make out the RANK on that tab--can you? No date or name, I suppose? I have SS Dientalterslistten 1934 and 1937 for all officers but only Sturmbannführer up 1944.

Any "Ehrenführer" insignia I ever saw had normal BLACK tabs with something like added emblems... never WHITE!

Edited August 18, 2013 by Rick Research

[Paul R]

SS Reserve? They had light gray collar tabs, instead of black.

[dedehansen]

@ Rick Unfortunately there is no name or photographer label on the reverse side.

@ Paul I´ve never heard from a SS Reserve, but it´s not my time of interest,

it´s only a purchase from the flea market

[Paul R]

Yes. SS Reserve was around before the war. The insignia is very rare, but it is documented.

[Robin Lumsden]

He's an Allgemeine-SS reservist. Rare photo.

Here are some other reservist pix ................ white collars and cuffs. ;)

Edited August 18, 2013 by Robin Lumsden

[Paul R]

I think that the armband(swastika) was grey instead of red as well, right?

[Robin Lumsden]

Paul.

Methinks not.

The SA (not SS) Reserve had white borders to their SA armbands.

But SS Reservists wore the standard red SS armband with black borders..

I once (and only once) was offered a completely white SS armband, with black borders and paper SS-RZM label.

It was for sale around 1990.

Undoubtedly original.

God only knows why I didn't snap it up.

And God only knows who originally wore it.

Here's the SA Reserve band with white borders ........................

[dedehansen]

He's an Allgemeine-SS reservist. Rare photo.

Here are some other reservist pix ................ white collars and cuffs.

Thanks Robin for Yours explanations

In over 32 years collecting german stuff I´ve never seen such photos before

Thanks for showing Your photos

Regards Andreas

[Robin Lumsden]

Thanks Robin for Yours explanations

In over 32 years collecting german stuff I´ve never seen such photos before

Thanks for showing Your photos

Regards Andreas

No problem, Andreas. You might also like to see .................