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I think we have misunderstanding in the translation. The "Hoheitsabzeichen" is the official wording für the "decals". High ranking badge is not the right translation.
"It's interesting because the letter is from the Wehrmacht beschaffungsamt. Can we assume 2 such letters were written , one for the SS service and one for the Wehrmacht ?"
Sorry for my late answer! Here we go...
I think we have misunderstanding in the translation. The "Hoheitsabzeichen" is the official wording für the "decals". High ranking badge is not the right translation.
"It's interesting because the letter is from the Wehrmacht beschaffungsamt. Can we assume 2 such letters were written , one for the SS service and one for the Wehrmacht ?"
The "Beschaffstelle der Waffen SS" must have received a letter from the "Wehrmachts-Beschaffungsamt" stating that the badges on the helmets should be removed.
In the letter dated October 7, 1943, the "Beschaffstelle der Waffen SS" wrote to the "Wehrmachts-Beschaffungsamt" that it agreed to the order.
I hope you know what I meen!? 🙂
Kind regards
Basti
The "Beschaffstelle der Waffen SS" must have received a letter from the "Wehrmachts-Beschaffungsamt" stating that the badges on the helmets should be removed.
In the letter dated October 7, 1943, the "Beschaffstelle der Waffen SS" wrote to the "Wehrmachts-Beschaffungsamt" that it agreed to the order.
Quote from schwerpunkt73 on January 8, 2020, 8:41 pm
Ok so my understanding is correct that the letter talks about the dropping of the decals specifically for SS , Police , TENO etc
In SS steel they say the Hoheitsabzeichen is the national decal (so the swastika one). So they are saying that this letter removes these decals (the Wehrmacht decals) but the SS and Police etc keep receiving theirs longer.
So a completely incorrect statement , same as Vangaerd posted from Wikipedia.
Interesting !
Ok so my understanding is correct that the letter talks about the dropping of the decals specifically for SS , Police , TENO etc
In SS steel they say the Hoheitsabzeichen is the national decal (so the swastika one). So they are saying that this letter removes these decals (the Wehrmacht decals) but the SS and Police etc keep receiving theirs longer.
So a completely incorrect statement , same as Vangaerd posted from Wikipedia.
You can read this .... there was one command for the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine, that the helmets got no decals from October 7th, 1943. This command was also given to the police and thus all incorporated units (SS, SD, Teno, etc.).
Existing decals like the tricolor on the army helmets have to remove or overpainted. ... but you know, you find not realy much helmets with overpainted or removed decals.
You can read this .... there was one command for the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine, that the helmets got no decals from October 7th, 1943. This command was also given to the police and thus all incorporated units (SS, SD, Teno, etc.).
Existing decals like the tricolor on the army helmets have to remove or overpainted. ... but you know, you find not realy much helmets with overpainted or removed decals.
