SS Totenkopf - Swimmer or Medic ?

[Robin Lumsden]

I always believed that this skull was 'only' a swimming badge, for open sea swimmers ....................

[Robin Lumsden]

Now this photo turns up.

The guy in the white coat (medical orderly?) appears to be wearing the black SS uniform, with brown shirt, underneath the coat.

Presumably mid-late 1930s.

SS medics are known to have worn the SS sports runes on their white coats.

So .............. did SS-TV medics wear the 'sports skull' in the same way ???

[Auseklis]

Black is for 1 hour non-stop swimming. My wife did the golden one, for 2 hours swimming, some weeks ago.

[Robin Lumsden]

Comparison between SS-VT and SS-TV medic white coats ................... ???

[Robin Lumsden]

My wife did the golden one, for 2 hours swimming, some weeks ago.

Well done !!

[Auseklis]

Yes, that is one of the new designs. The old one was skipped in the 60's or 70's, I think it was considered to be to SS-ish... (Maybe they had a point, as it seems from your very interesting photo...)

Nowerdays they are difficult to do, since only very few swimming baths offer the possibility. My wife had to wait half a year for a "Day of Sport" event. She also is holding the silver DLRG life saver badge.

[Robin Lumsden]

Yes, that is one of the new designs. The old one was skipped in the 60's or 70's, I think it was considered to be to SS-ish... (Maybe they had a point, as it seems from your very interesting photo...)

Nowerdays they are difficult to do, since only very few swimming baths offer the possibility. My wife had to wait half a year for a "Day of Sport" event. She also is holding the silver DLRG life saver badge.