LAH171 Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler 1934 W. Britain's Napoleonic A of the regiment

A of the regiment

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The reason for this is that it was felt that German Luftwaffe airmen would be more ‘acceptable’ to Mussolini’s captors than SS men

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Eagle drums were especially popular with the Union Army during the Civil War

LAH171 Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler 1934 W. Britain's Napoleonic A of the regimentThe 34 year old Himmler wears the standard black Algemeine SS uniform (designed by Hugo Boss) and peak cap. Of minor interest is that he still wears the brown SA shirt under the jacket a symbol (but not for long) of the SS originally being an offshoot of the SA (Sturmabteilung).