WOW! Youngest SS Officer Known to mankind found!

[stogieman]

Thought that might get your attention! Check out this officer photograph!

[herrgeezer]

Looks like the little bugger has on a party pin too!

[Gary Wood]

Thanks, That is a great picture
cheers,
Gary
PS anyone got anymore pictures like that?

[Tony Barto]

The littlest Untersturmfuhrer! Notice the Old Fighter Chevron and also note the cap adler. Anyone know what type of adler that is? The wings appear to be squared off and the swaz looks like it was blackened in.

[martin]

Nice

Absolutely superb!

I wonder if he is still alive. Old photos like that always make the hair on the back of my neck (which is unfortunately copious, blame my Dad) stand up.

Thanks

[Bruce Simcox]

Here's......

......another SS youngster.

[Tony Barto]

Great photo Bruce!! Thanks for sharing it!!

[Bruce Simcox]

Hi Tony......

......Here's a link to the German forum that I copied it from.

http://www.goron.de/~heimdall/phpBB/...?forum=59&2431

It is well worth a visit. I hope that the owner of this fine image doesn't mind me sharing it here.

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Bruce

[Gary Wood]

another great photo, wearing a fortune in cloth's,
cheers,
Gary

[d-riemer]

I assume that everybody understands that the child in the SS uniform is an invention of his parents, the father most likely. He probably copied his own uniform into a small size to show off his son and his own dedication to the cause.

When an enthusiastic aunt was visiting, I was made as a 3-year old into a partial SA man with accessories apparently made for children at the time (see picture below).

The second uniform is real for a young member of the Volkssturm. This militia-type organization did not have any official uniform other than the armband. The young man combined Hitler Youth components with SS insignia to make up his own important-looking uniform.

I remember doing the same in the Volkssturm combining my own HJ uniform pieces with Wehrmacht parts I had from my father. I made sure, though, that I would be abe to remove all HJ components quickly before being captured by the Russians. Fortunately, I did not face that situation at the end.

[Gary Wood]

I assume that everybody understands that the child in the SS uniform is an invention of his parents, the father most likely. He probably copied his own uniform into a small size to show off his son and his own dedication to the cause.

d-riemer, yes I think everyone knows that :-)

The second uniform is real for a young member of the Volkssturm. This militia-type organization did not have any official uniform other than the armband. The young man combined Hitler Youth components with SS insignia to make up his own important-looking uniform.

the second photo yes I would say a member of the "HJ" in the service of the Volkssturm

cheers,
Gary

[Bruce Simcox]

Hallo Dietrich......

....... what you have said about the photo of the youngster wearing the SS insignia on his HJ uniform has solved a mystery for me. Thank you for sharing your photo with us too.

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Regards,
Bruce

[Terry K.]

Hi All,

I just wanted to say thanks for the pic of the HJ in SS/Volksturm uniform. It is one of the best original views of the SS tropical uniform and cap I have ever seen.

[Tony Barto]

Hi d-riemer;

First of all, welcome to the forum and thank you for sharing your photo with us. If you feel like sharing it I and I'm sure others here would love to hear of your experiences during that turbulent time of your service in the Hitlerjugend and Volksturm.

[Gary Wood]

....... what you have said about the photo of the youngster wearing the SS insignia on his HJ uniform has solved a mystery for me.

Bruce,

Its actually the other way around, the HJ youngster is wearing an ss tropical tunic with ss eagle and ss tropical cap with ss insignia and has added his HJ shoulder straps and the volksturm arm band to the uniform , with of course a HJ belt buckle,

cheers,
Gary