Waffen-SS Dutch Volunteer Arm Shield

SKU: 50.GOR.01.03.02.04.04.004

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  • Waffen-SS Dutch Volunteer Arm Shield (2nd pattern) Obverse
  • Waffen-SS Dutch Volunteer Arm Shield (2nd pattern) Reverse

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History


Foreign volunteers serving with the Waffen-SS were divided into ethnically based formations, although oftentimes several ethnic groups or nationalities were combined into a single unit. Arm shields were used to identify the nationality of a unit's members and they often incorporated a nation’s flag or a relevant cultural or ethnic symbol.

The shields were worn on the upper or lower left sleeve, although eastern troops often wore the shields on the right sleeve.

Initially, many of the shields were produced locally but the manufacturing process was later standardised by the RZM. All officially produced shields were machine-embroidered and the majority were produced by the firm Tröltsch & Hanselmann, Berlin.

There are often numerous versions or patterns of a sleeve shield.

There were around 50,000 to 55,000 Dutch members of the Waffen-SS.

The first pattern arm shield features a flag with diagonal bands of the Dutch national colours. The second pattern arm shield features a flag with horizontal bands of the Dutch national colours.

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