ss pic question

[sscrooge]

I have just been looking at my lah album and came across the guy whos album it was stood outside some building ,now hanging above the doorway is what looks like a sign with initials or a fancy light shade at front and ss runes in a diamond,can anybody tell me what the initials stood for or what this building was , cheers Dave

[sscrooge]

closeup or is it LAH ?

[renleech]

hiya dave, looks like, lah to me,is it entrance to barracks ? regards, ren

[Fritz]

LAH and next to it SS (runes).

Fritz

[Sonny]

I put money on LAH, nice pic, Sonny

[Kreager]

Wouldn't you love to have that on your front porch light. Yes I agree SS runes on the one side and LAH on the other.

[HouweTrouwe]

LAH and next to it SS (runes).

Fritz

I agree with Fritz.

[Niederlande]

I agree with Fritz.

That's it

[Military]

something off tangent - i love the two eagles mounted on the concrete pillars! pity the 2 eagles arent shown in full view!

[Capt. R]

LAH officer messhall

It's the LAH officer's mess. I have some referecnes about this but which one escapes me at the moment!

[sscrooge]

Wouldn't you love to have that on your front porch light. Yes I agree SS runes on the one side and LAH on the other.

thanks guys if this turned up now it would be called a fantasy cheers Dave

[Capt. R]

This is a well documented light fixture. The artist engineered many other third reich designs including the large stone ss man statues flanking the LAH barracks entrance, and I believe may have designed a dagger, but I will have to dig up my references to verify. When I do I shall post some pics.

The large ss mann statues are visible in that SS video on youtube when the column is marching outside the gates of the barracks, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhS4p...om=PL&index=37

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhS4p...om=PL&index=37

[Capt. R]

LSSAH Officer's mess hall lantern by Haas

I'd say you have a rather rare photo there! Anyone else have any like it?

Here are some more pics of what appears to be another entrance to the officer's mess or perhaps the barracks. The fixtures were designed by TR artist Hanns Haas. Haas also designed the eternal guards ("Die Ewige Wache") flanking the main entrance to the LSSAH barracks in Berlin (suburb of Lichterfeld). The guards were carved from solid granite mined in the Zichtel mountains. The SS occupied the new barracks in 1933. Haas designed the eagle aqbove the barracks out of wrought iron as well as the lanterns, incorpoating the LAH logo and the SS Runes. At least 3 of these lanterns were created - 2 for the barracks main entrance and 1 for the front porch ceiling of the officer's mess (Fuhrerkasino). The eagle and lanterns were completed by 1935. Haas also designed "national eagles, presentation swords, jewelry, lights and common utensils. One known example of a presentation sword is the Sepp Dietrich SS Honor Sword" owned by LTC Tom Johnson.

[sscrooge]

thank you very much capt r for the links and additional info i will have to have another look at this album and see what else is in it cheers Dave

[sscrooge]

Just found these pics in the album, it appears in one pic he is stood at bottom of the steps shown in your pic of barracks, rgds Dave