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The skull and crossbones insignia, the totenkopf, was worn by members of the SS on the front of their headgear. One SS pre-war organisation, the Totenkopfverbande ('Death's Head' units) wore the totenkopf on their right-hand collar patch, a tradition then followed by the Totenkopf division of the Waffen-SS.
The totenkopf was also the insignia of the German Army Panzer crews, who wore a different version of the totenkopf, on each collar patch of their black uniforms, or on the lapels of their tropical uniforms.
Prior to the outbreak of the war, some Nazi-sympathetic veteran organisations painted the totenkopf on the front of their helmets.
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Why did the SS use a skull and crossbones?
The German army has a tradition dating back many years of using the Skull and sometimes the cross-bones as an insignia for their special forces. In Austria during the Napoleonic Wars, there was a Hussar unit that had the skull and cross-bones on their hats. Before this their hat actually had a reclining skeleton. Even then and later with the Nazi SS, the skull stood for "Death before Dishonor" which means they would rather die fighting than to surrender.The slogan for the SS was also "Death Before Dishonor". The Germans also had an award for fighting partisans that included a skull(but was not an SS award). One of the SS panzer divisions had a skull as their insignia that was worn on the collar.There are many other military units that used the skull symbol. During WW1, the special German troops that operated flame throwers wore a skull and crossbones on their left sleeve. The Italian Fascists had a fighting unit that was a skull with a dagger clenched in its teeth. The British 17th Lancers dating back from its origin displayed a skull and crossbones on their cap and later as their cap badge. There are several US Air Force and Navy squadrons that have a skull or skeleton as part of their insiginia. Some are skeletons flying on bombs and such. One Navy unit is called the Jolly Rodgers and use the old Pirate flag as their symbol.CommentThe motto of the SS is 'My honour is loyalty', NOT 'Death Before Dishonour'.
What party did the Nazi group belong to?
The Nazi Party - National Socialist German Workers' Party.
What color shirts did Nazi SS troops wear?
The Nazi SS stormtroopers wore brown shirts and uniforms from 1929 to 1932. However, the Nazi SS soldiers also wore uniforms that were black in color and shirts that were brown. With time, there were other changes to the SS Nazi uniform in terms of insignia, colors, and to show the different ranks.
What group was not considered an enemy of the Nazi state?
Fascists.
What is the symbol of the Holocaust?
Holocaust symbol is like a star it has 6 edgesand people who were Jewish used that symbol.They even used a number in their hands.I'm not sure that there was one specific one. there were many. One of the most common ones, was a star of david otherwise known as the Jewish star. this is the symbol of judaism. it comes from when david fought goliath and on his (davids) shield was a 6 pointed star. in the holocaust these stars of david were yellow, with the word juif or Jude, depending on whether you were a male or female Jew. these were to be sewn to all Jews clothing otherwise they would be arrested. non-Jews that felt for Jews, bore the sign upon their clothing along with them.
Why did the SS use a skull and crossbones?
The German army has a tradition dating back many years of using the Skull and sometimes the cross-bones as an insignia for their special forces. In Austria during the Napoleonic Wars, there was a Hussar unit that had the skull and cross-bones on their hats. Before this their hat actually had a reclining skeleton. Even then and later with the Nazi SS, the skull stood for "Death before Dishonor" which means they would rather die fighting than to surrender.The slogan for the SS was also "Death Before Dishonor". The Germans also had an award for fighting partisans that included a skull(but was not an SS award). One of the SS panzer divisions had a skull as their insignia that was worn on the collar.There are many other military units that used the skull symbol. During WW1, the special German troops that operated flame throwers wore a skull and crossbones on their left sleeve. The Italian Fascists had a fighting unit that was a skull with a dagger clenched in its teeth. The British 17th Lancers dating back from its origin displayed a skull and crossbones on their cap and later as their cap badge. There are several US Air Force and Navy squadrons that have a skull or skeleton as part of their insiginia. Some are skeletons flying on bombs and such. One Navy unit is called the Jolly Rodgers and use the old Pirate flag as their symbol.CommentThe motto of the SS is 'My honour is loyalty', NOT 'Death Before Dishonour'.
What does a black flag with 2 lightning bolts mean?
That is the insignia of the Nazi SS.
What does iron cross with skull on top mean?
Death. It is an ancient pirate symbol used in flag-form (black flag and white skull and crossbones). They would fly it on the ship as a way of telling their victims they were about to die. A kind of psychological warfare in the slow approach of a sailing ship full of people about to kill you. It was quite effective.
When was New Order - Neo-Nazi group - created?
New Order - Neo-Nazi group - was created in 1983.
Who was nazi?
the Nazis were the group that followed Hitler
What party did the Nazi group belong to?
The Nazi Party - National Socialist German Workers' Party.
What color shirts did Nazi SS troops wear?
The Nazi SS stormtroopers wore brown shirts and uniforms from 1929 to 1932. However, the Nazi SS soldiers also wore uniforms that were black in color and shirts that were brown. With time, there were other changes to the SS Nazi uniform in terms of insignia, colors, and to show the different ranks.
What is the only group viewed favorably by the nazi?
Themselves
What group was not considered an enemy of the Nazi state?
Fascists.
Who was the leader of the German Nazi group?
Adolf Hitler
What group was not considered enemy of the nazi state?
Fascists.
Which nazi group spent time giving food and shelter to the unemployed in hostels?
The answer is the SA group.
