More New Items-December,2016

We are happy to announce U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze/Silver/Gold,Bavarian Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords,Heer Officer /ASS/WSS Brocade Dress Belt and Buckle are now available,all feature superb details.Please visit:http://www.unionmilitaria.com/ for more information.

More New Awards-August,2016

We are happy to announce German Social Welfare Decoration Medal,numbered Panzer Assault Badge(25/50/75/100),Panzer Assault Badge(MM:AS ) SA Sport Badge, Deutschland Erwache 1933 Party Badge,and WW1 Vaulted Iron Cross 1st Class are now available.Please visit http://www.unionmilitaria.com/ for more information.

More New Awards-July,2016

We are happy to announce below awards are now available.

1957 Iron Cross 1st Class

AFK Pin

Austrian War Commemorative Medal 1914 - 1918

Red Cross Pin

SS Long Service Award (24 Years)

1957 War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords

More New Medals-November,2015

We are happy to announce  SS Long Service Award (12 Years /8 Years / 4 Years),Order of the Zähringer Lion with Oak Leaf（Knight 1st Class）,General Assault Badge 25/50/75/100 Engagements,USSR Order of the October Revolution and Star of the Grand Cross of the Hohenzollern are now available.
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More New Uniforms

 Below uniforms are now available.

  Luftwaffe General Service Tunic

  Luftwaffe Officer/General Fliegerbluse Tunic

  Luftwaffe Officer White Tunic

 Luftwaffe Officer Overcoat

 Luftwaffe General Overcoat

  Imperial Japanese Repro Navy Second Tunic (White Tunic)

  Imperial Japanese Navy White Trousers

More new medals and badges

 Below medals and badges are now available.

SS Evening Dress Badge

Army Paratrooper Badge

Panzer Collar Tabs Skull

 Order of the Zähringer Lion

 Luftwaffe Cap Eagle

Luftwaffe Cap Wreath and Cockade

 U-boat with Diamonds

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SS Police Helmets

Certain SS police units(e.g.the 4.SS polizei panzer grenadier division and the Norwegian SS and police companies )wore the helmet insignia of the German Police on their field helmet.These consisted of a silver police eagle on a black shield(left side)and the red/white/black swastika shield (right side)

Source:Uniforms,Organizations and History of the Waffen-SS

SS Parachutist Helmets

The SS parachutist helmet was the standard Luftwaffe issue,with or without the Luftwaffe eagle transfer.It is though unlikely that the SS runes were ever worn on this helmet,as SS parachutist units were created after regulations were issued ordering the removal of these helmet transfers.A cloth helmet cover in SS camouflage pattern was issued for wear with this helmet.

Source:Uniforms,Organizations and History of the Waffen-SS

Black Uniform for Armoured Vehicle Crews

This uniform is basically the same as that worn by the German Army with the exception of the SS insignia.It was originally intended for tank and armoured crews but was later extended to crews of "Elephants",tank destroyer and assault gun crews in Panzer and Panzer-Grenadier divisons.It consisted of the following:
Black beret
Black field cap
Soft peaked cap with field grey top
Tunic
Grey or black shirt
Black tie
Trousers
Black belt
Black boots

This uniform served as both Walking -out Dress and Service Uniform.Officers and NCOs often wore the peaked cap when the uniform was worn as Walking -out Dress.The distinctive wide collar on both the black and field grey tunics was not trimmed in NCO "tresse" with the exception of NCOs in the "LAH"

Source:uniforms,organizations and history of the waffen-ss

German Overcoats

Officers and men in the Waffen SS wore a long double breasted,six- button overcoat which was very similar to that of the German Army.It was narrow at the waist,flared at the bottom and had two side slash pockets.
The collars,which were usually of dark bluish-green imitation velvet,tended to be of field grey wool later in the war.Overcoats varied according to rank,not only in quality but also as follows:

NCOs and Men:Field grey with dark green collar and two rows of grey buttons down the front.Collar patches,shoulder straps,sleeve eagle,rank insignia and unit cuffbands were worn.

Officers:Finer quality material with dark green collar and grey buttons.Shoulder straps,collar patches and sleeve eagle were worn.

Generals:Fine quality material with dark green collar and light grey lapel facings.Shoulder straps,collar patches and sleeve eagle were worn.

Collar patches were authorized for wear on the overcoat by October 1940.This practice was discontinued,hower,by an order dated June 1942,which stated that collar patches were no longer to be worn on overcoats.Holders of the Knights cross of the iron cross and war service cross were allowed to leave the top two buttons open to display the award.




Source:uniforms,organizations and history of the waffen-ss

M1943 Cap

In 1943 a visored cap in wool-rayon was introduced for all troops and know as the  Einheitsmütze.Its design was based on the mountain cap,whose style had been derived from the visored Austrian cap of World War I.The turn-up could be pulled down to protect the neck and ears with the flaps buttoning across the chin.As in the mountain and Army style caps,the turn-up was scalloped in front to permit vision when pulled down.The turn-up was fastened in front by either one large or two small buttons.

The cap was plain and unpiped for enlisted men and NCOs.It was piped around the crown for officers.

The M1943 insignia consisted of the SS eagle and Totenkoph in grey or white embroidery.The eagle could be worn over the Totenkoph on the front of the cap.The Totenkoph could also be worn on front while the eagle was on the left side of the turn-up.

A pattern of the M1943 was produced in camouflage cloth and worn with or without the eagle and Totenkoph insignia.

A white cloth cover was issued for winter use in snowbound areas.

Source:uniforms,organizations and history of the waffen-ss

Service Caps

The service or uniform cap was a peaked cap with field grey cover,black cap band and black leather visor.The cap band for officers was a black velvet and a black wool for enlisted men.Officers and Standartenoberjunker wore a double silver cap cord fastened with matt silver buttons.NCOS wore a black lether strap fastened by two black buttons.Waffenfarbe appeared above and below the cap band and around the crown of the cap for officers and enlisted men.Waffen SS generals wore caps with silver piping.

The Waffen SS eagle in matt silver metal was worn on the upper front portion of the cap and a matt silver SS Totenkopf was worn in the front centre of the cap band.Non-SS eagles were sometimes worn,such as cloth or metal Army eagles,NSDAP eagles,etc.,probably through lack of supplies.

Although against regulations,many Waffen SS personnel of all ranks removed the rigid cap spring in order to give their peaked cap a jauntier shape.



Source:Uniforms,organizations and history of the waffen-ss

Steel Helmets

The Waffen-SS utilized the M1935 steel helmet,which was adopted by the Wehrmacht.The M1935 was supplied in five basic sizes and weighed from 1.8 to 2.7lbs.Its suspension consisted of an adjustable leather-padded,spring-aluminum band which was secured at the sides and rear by three cotter keys.The M1943 was also adopted and worn by the Waffen-SS personnel.It was similar in appearance to the M1935 except it dispensed with the inward crimp around the rim thus easing and cheapening manufacture.Waffen-SS helmets were finished in matt field-grey and fitted with a black leather chin-strap.

The waffen-ss continued to use the two decal shields which the SS-VT had utilized pre-war.These shields were centred immediately below the ventilation holes on either side of the helmet.The left shield was red with a white circle containing a black swasitka.The right shield was silver bearing the double runes of the SS.In early 1941,combat troops were restricted in the wearing of the red/white/black swastika shield for the sake of camouflage and concealment.
Although the SS runes were worn alone for some time,these were also discontinued after November 1943.

Cloth camouflage helmet covers were widely used by the Waffen-SS and can be distinguished from those of the Army and Luftwaffe by the distinctive
SS camouflage pattern.These covers were reversible,having either two styles of camouflage pattern (spring and autumn)or a mottled pattern on one
side and white on the other.They were fitted to the helmet by a fold in front and small metal hooks at the back and either side.It is probable that a
special SS helmet cover was issued and worn by members of the SS-Fallschirmjager-Bataillon.

The basic matt field grey helmet was offen re-painted to fit the terrain when helmet covers were not available.Camouflage netting was also worn on Waffen-SS helmets and decorated with leaves,branches,etc.


Source:Uniforms,organizations and history of the Waffen-SS

German Cross

German Cross was instituted by Adolf Hitler on September 28,1941 to bridge the gap between the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Knight's Cross.It was awarded in two divisions:gold for repeated acts of bravery or achievement in combat and silver for distinguished non-combat war service.

Iron Cross

Iron cross is the best known of all German medals,it was first introduced on March 10, 1813 by King Friedrich-Wilhelm III of Prussia.By the end of World War II,there were eight classes of the Iron Cross.The classes were:2nd Class,1st Class,Knight's Cross,Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves,Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords,Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves,Swords and Diamonds,Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves,Swords and Diamonds and Grand Cross of the Iron cross.The Iron Cross in its various classes was awarded to all ranks of the Wehrmacht,Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine to recognize officers and men for acts of bravery,heroism and leadership.

Iron Cross 1st Class and 2nd Class  looked very similar and were worn on the same position on the lower left side of the uniform. When the Iron Cross First Class was awarded, the Iron Cross Second Class was signified with a small ribbon attached to a button.

Knight's Cross was worn on the neck with a striped black, white and red ribbon attached.

Knight's Cross

Iron Cross 1st Classs

Korvettenkapitan Heinrich Bleichrodt's Uniform

Heinrich Bleichrodt (21 October 1909 – 9 January 1977) was one of the most successful German U-boat commander of the Second World War. He began his U-boat career in October 1939,from October 1939 until retiring from front line service in December 1943, he sank 25 ships for a total of 152,320 gross register tons (GRT). For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, among other commendations.He earned the nickname "Ajax" during his time with the U-boats.

Admiral Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer's Uniforms

Karl-Jesko Otto Robert von Puttkamer (24 March 1900 – 4 March 1981), served as naval adjutant to the General Staff until June 1935,he was promoted to rear admiral in September 1943.

Source:Uniforms Of The Third Reich-A Study In Photographs

General der Flieger Stefan Fröhlicher's uniform

Stefan Fröhlich (7 October 1889  – 2 October 1978) was a highly decorated General der Flieger in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

This uniform was manufactured in March 1938 when Fröhlich was an Oberst.It was later upgraded as he was promoted.