Montana Smith
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A thread to place together all information regarding military insignia seen in the four movies.
SS-Standartenführer (Colonel) Ernst Vogel of the SS-Verfügungstruppe Leibstandarte 'Adolf Hitler' (mot.) possibly shows the most insignia of any German soldier in the series.
The term 'Verfügungstruppe' or 'Combat/Order Troop' was applied to the armed SS until the term 'Waffen-SS' became a recognized title in February 1940.
The Leibstandarte was created as Hitler's bodyguard within the NSDAP, the first combat SS unit, separate from both the Heer (army) and the Sturmabteilung (SA, Brownshirts).
In this image you can clearly see the ribbon for an Iron Cross (2nd class) pinned to Vogel's tunic button.
1st class crosses were issued without ribbons, while the 2nd class was concealed within the tunic. The ribbon for a First World War cross had black and white stripes:
On the non-combatant award the stripes are reversed:
Since the First World War was the last conflict the Iron Cross was awarded in, before being reinstituted by Hitler on 1st September 1939, it is clear that Vogel was a World War I combat veteran.
A thread to place together all information regarding military insignia seen in the four movies.
SS-Standartenführer (Colonel) Ernst Vogel of the SS-Verfügungstruppe Leibstandarte 'Adolf Hitler' (mot.) possibly shows the most insignia of any German soldier in the series.
The term 'Verfügungstruppe' or 'Combat/Order Troop' was applied to the armed SS until the term 'Waffen-SS' became a recognized title in February 1940.
The Leibstandarte was created as Hitler's bodyguard within the NSDAP, the first combat SS unit, separate from both the Heer (army) and the Sturmabteilung (SA, Brownshirts).
In this image you can clearly see the ribbon for an Iron Cross (2nd class) pinned to Vogel's tunic button.
1st class crosses were issued without ribbons, while the 2nd class was concealed within the tunic. The ribbon for a First World War cross had black and white stripes:
On the non-combatant award the stripes are reversed:
Since the First World War was the last conflict the Iron Cross was awarded in, before being reinstituted by Hitler on 1st September 1939, it is clear that Vogel was a World War I combat veteran.