dedehansen Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 closeup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 SS Reserve? They had light gray collar tabs, instead of black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 @ 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Yes. SS Reserve was around before the war. The insignia is very rare, but it is documented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 I think that the armband(swastika) was grey instead of red as well, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 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 ........................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lumsden Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 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 AndreasNo problem, Andreas. You might also like to see ................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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