Totenkopfverbande shoulderboard

[Hohenstaufen]

Jim,

Here is some pics of the number III being worn. These pics were provided by David Bunde from his great photo collection. Enjoy.

[Hohenstaufen]

another shot from a man in the same regiment.

[Sonny]

DH boards

Hi Grant, thanks for getting back with your feedback. Hope to see you and Jim at the Max, maybe we could get together and continue our conversation. Tony

[derek]

I have been researching the insignia of the SS-TV recently and, apart from it being the most confusing of the branches, it seems to have been in almost constant flux.
Anyway, when the three regiments were established in 1937 the hundertschaften system was re-organised. The regiments were divided into sturmbann, each of which were numbered with Roman numerals. Each sturmbann contained 4 hundertschaften.
Previously the hundertschaften were numbered across the various detachments.
These shoulderboards indicate the second sturmbann of a regiment.
The III sturmbann comprised hundertschaften 9-12 as we can see in David's photos above.
Hope this clarifies these boards.
Derek

[jimt]

I have been researching the insignia of the SS-TV recently and, apart from it being the most confusing of the branches, it seems to have been in almost constant flux.
Anyway, when the three regiments were established in 1937 the hundertschaften system was re-organised. The regiments were divided into sturmbann, each of which were numbered with Roman numerals. Each sturmbann contained 4 hundertschaften.
Previously the hundertschaften were numbered across the various detachments.
These shoulderboards indicate the second sturmbann of a regiment.
The III sturmbann comprised hundertschaften 9-12 as we can see in David's photos above.
Hope this clarifies these boards.
Derek

This is what I have come to believe also.
jim

[jimt]

I have been researching the insignia of the SS-TV recently and, apart from it being the most confusing of the branches, it seems to have been in almost constant flux.
Anyway, when the three regiments were established in 1937 the hundertschaften system was re-organised. The regiments were divided into sturmbann, each of which were numbered with Roman numerals. Each sturmbann contained 4 hundertschaften.
Previously the hundertschaften were numbered across the various detachments.
These shoulderboards indicate the second sturmbann of a regiment.
The III sturmbann comprised hundertschaften 9-12 as we can see in David's photos above.
Hope this clarifies these boards.
Derek

Derek,
This is Jenkins thoughts also and I agree you are correct.
jim