Just curious... Sepp Dietrich?

[willie777]

Which components on Sepp Dietrich's uniform were made Gold instead of Silver?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Willie, he certainly wore a gold sleeve eagle.

Cheers, Ade.

[Bob Hritz]

Gold sleeve aegle, gold cuff title and when he wore an SS officer's hat, a gold bullion SS visor hat eagle.

Bob Hritz

[GFM]

From the period pics I've seen, it looks like his gold visor eagle is an army version, not SS.

[Bob Hritz]

Dietrich wore an Army generals eagle on some occasions and an SS generals gold eagle on others.

Bob Hritz

[Lloyd I.]

Did his uniforms survive the war? I realize his insignia was stripped as evidenced by his Dachau trial photos but just curious as to any of the other uniforms he had in his possession?

In this period color photograph you can clearly see the gold bullion sleeve eagle.

[Luca Ongaro]

I am agree with Bob and Adrian but not in all his tunics as you remember.
Luca

[willie777]

Well, mainly I want to know about his cap. I was thinking the other day why SS generals didnt wear gold (I normally dont even collect Third Reich to be honest, Im a Soviet and Combloc guy) and remembered Dietrich did. So I thought it would be nic to see what his uniform looked like, but I havent found any pics of his cap yet.

[Luca Ongaro]

Look at this Willie: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=240635

[willie777]

Thanks, but I already read that thread. I was hoping for a color pic of Dietrich in a cap...

[Robert T.]

Thanks, but I already read that thread. I was hoping for a color pic of Dietrich in a cap...

You did not mention what type of cap.....
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Robert

[entasis]

army eagle

Just the other day I was asking for confirmation on a b/w photo and somone pointed out that Dietrich had an army eagle.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=245323


Tony

[GFM]

Dietrich wore an Army generals eagle on some occasions and an SS generals gold eagle on others.

Bob Hritz

Would love to see a pic of the SS pattern cap eagle in gold, if you can locate one, as I was not aware of this. I've seen numerous pics of the gold bullion army pattern cap eagle in wear.

[willie777]

You did not mention what type of cap.....
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Robert

For some reason I knew this was gonna happen... Thanks, but a schirmmuetze.

[Tim K.]

Check out post #15 in this thread...

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...highlight=sepp