But was this a practice by several, or an isolated case of a man using an NS patch?
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After owning and seen a large number of these Germanske SS Norge ravens, I only have seen the German made in cotton.
But of course another version could have been made.
The raven Minister Sverre Riisnes is using on his great coat could be an Norwegian made one ?
A pitty the details on the photo are so bad.
DerekLast edited by DeMil; 04-09-2019, 11:19 PM.Comment
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Sverre Riisnes was one of very few that had a twisted silver cord around the collar patches.
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Here is a nice photo
With the "SS-Dagen 1943" badge.Comment
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I have many photos (and also film) of the Norwegian made raven in use, all of them 1941-42 and not only by Riisnes. They are easy to spot because of the narrow wings, and red (appears white/grey on B/W photos) fields inside the suncross (the German made raven have black fields, that makes the suncross stand out clear). I guess they used the Norwegian made until they received the German made ones, and that it took some time before all where changed on the uniforms. The Norwegian made ravens are also of cotton construction
The only piece of GSSN insignia that to my knowledge have not been produced in a Norwegian version is the shoulder boards .
Jonas Lie (who had the rank of "SS-Standartfører in GSSN) amongst others had also silver piping around the collar (and collar patches), and it can be seen used by other offisers as well .Last edited by Hilton; 04-10-2019, 09:13 AM.Comment
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Here is a very clear picture of the Raven Hilton is talking about
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Excellent ! :-)Comment
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Very nice photos, thank you guys for sharing them.
I have only been able to see one GSSN uniform in person, at a museum in Trondheim, and at the time I wasn't really sure exactly what I was looking at to really look at the details. It's my understanding that there are very few intact uniforms accounted for in existenceComment
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I don`t know the exact number but in private collections in Norway I don`t think there are more than 10 of these black Germanske SS Norge tunics.
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I believe this raven is for Førerskolen (Führer school). At least that is what the text following the picture in the Munin magazine says. That raven is yellow with red between the sunwheel and a black outline.Originally posted by DeMil View PostHere is a very clear picture of the Raven Hilton is talking about
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This is not a GSSN raven.Comment
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....but it was still used by GSSN 1941, early 1942 ;-) (And also by the female NSUF athlete posted by Demil). To my knowledge the NS Føreraspirant school was not establish in 1941 even, the first Førerkurs at the "NS Førerskole Jessheim" started in the spring of 1942.Last edited by Hilton; 04-11-2019, 02:36 PM.Comment
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Just to be 100% clear; are you saying that the raven on Sverre Riisnes greatcoat on the picture below is the same at the one used by Førerskolen? The yellow with red in between the sun wheel.Originally posted by Hilton View PostComment
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Originally posted by MrMiler View Post
"They are easy to spot because of the narrow wings, and red (appears white/grey on B/W photos) fields inside the suncross (the German made raven have black fields, that makes the suncross stand out clear). I guess they used the Norwegian made until they received the German made ones, and that it took some time before all where changed on the uniforms."
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Originally posted by MrMiler View Post
A bit strange to have a "coloured" raven on the Germanske SS Norge uniform I must admit….
MrMiller have you seen another type of raven used by the Germanske SS Norge that the German black and white model ?Comment
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No I have not. And until now I didn’t realise they also used the yellow/red one also.
Thank you for getting back to me.Comment
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