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Lot # WWII-21
A very early SS 1st Regiment of Infantry - Squad Leader’s Sergeants Uniform Coat and Dress Belt
This was the 1st SS unit to guard Hitler in the 1920’s, the World’s First Glimpse at Nazism
This early black SS Squad Leader’s Nazi uniform of the 1st Regiment bears the appropriate lapel insignia, sleeve cuff and buttons for the uniform of a Squad
Leader – Sergeant. The armband is of a black swastika on a white field on the red band with black trim. The rare silver uniform belt and SS buckle are included.
This uniform also has an Iron Cross First Class affixed to the left chest pocket.
The Black SS uniform was designed to express the authoritarianism of the Nazi elite. Black, a traditional German color, expressed the dark side of the German
military might as did the corresponding red armband with the swastika and was the 1st published uniform of the Nazi Government. This could be considered the
SS uniform that established the Nazi image throughout Europe and around the world as a feared and brutal force to be dealt with. Quite early and amongst the
1st SS uniform’s ever made, this regiment was the 1st to guard Hitler during his “ Beer Hall Speeches” and his rise to power of Germany in 1933 when he deposed
Von Hindenburg, leading to a World War in less than a decade. A Very Rare uniform as depicted in early anit-Nazi propaganda films. $12,500
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