Requesting pictures of a Dutch SS tunic.

[Frank Scheepers]

Hello all,

I'm looking for pictures of a dutch SS tunic. (sides and front)
The branch and rank doesn't matter , but it has to have the Wolfshook collartabs and the Dutch Sleeveshield.

I "need" these pictures for reference for the guy who paints the members as Third Reich persons (It's on the Estand , Bazaar section)

I would like to thank you all in advance,
Best regards,
Frank Scheepers

P.S.
Pictures can be send to w_scheepers@chello.nl
I'll handle all the pictures with discretion.

[Frank Scheepers]

Does no-one have pictures of a tunic like this , or does no-one want to help me ?

Frank Scheepers

[Gary Wood]

"Does no-one have pictures of a tunic like this , or does no-one want to help me ?

Frank Scheepers"

Frank,
i am sure that it is not a case of no one wanting to help you so that comment is uncalled for, i also think if you look through any relevant published material relating to this unit you will see the type of insignia you are looking for being worn, you also have to remember that surviving original tunics with this type of insignia will be very Rare.
cheers,
Gary

[Frank Scheepers]

"Does no-one have pictures of a tunic like this , or does no-one want to help me ?

Frank Scheepers"

Frank,
i am sure that it is not a case of no one wanting to help you so that comment is uncalled for, i also think if you look through any relevant published material relating to this unit you will see the type of insignia you are looking for being worn, you also have to remember that surviving original tunics with this type of insignia will be very Rare.
cheers,
Gary

Hello Gary,
Yes , It wasn't apropriate for me to say that.
However , I wasn't looking for the insignia , as those are fairly common.
But for a complete tunic with insignia.

A nice person has allready helped me with providing me some pictures of a tunic.

Frank Scheepers

P.S.
Why are these Tunics so rare ?
Due to the total annihilation of the unit in Berlin? (IIRC)

[Gary Wood]

Frank,
Glad you got the help you needed, i think any ss foreign volunteer tunic would be scarce after the war, as most had the insignia stripped off,
cheers,
Gary

[Ian Hulley]

Frank,Alan Beadle Militaria had an M43 which bears the insignia you're looking for....how long they (tunic & insignia) have been together is for you to guess.

Re rarity....I believe it wasn't the done thing to be caught with SS or 'collaborator' items with the penalty being summary execution or similar.The unit wasn't,despite it's title,ever a 'full' division and existed for a relatively short time.Add to that the fact that as you say the unit was wiped out in the last days and the Soviets didn't exactly go out of their way to publicise the fact that many European countries were able to recruit volunteer units to fight with the Germans against them.

Cheers,
Ian Hulley

[Frank Scheepers]

Thank you Ian and Gary.

Frank Scheepers