Dachau insignia

[Dmv]

Found this on ebay.
Not big news, but another proove of the Dachau depot insignia...posted for the interested.

[Gaspare]

Nice! , but if that was a 1945/46 shot it would be better

I think by now [hopfully!] everyone believes in the stroage depot items from Dachau, but we all hope for that magic 1945, 46 shot!

[Winkelman]

Did anyone ever see an SS Feldgendarmerie sleeve eagle in a Dachau group before .. ?

[Robin Lumsden]

Did anyone ever see an SS Feldgendarmerie sleeve eagle in a Dachau group before .. ?

Yes ..................

Courtesy of Bob H.

These eagles were obsolete from October 1944 (replaced by the sleeve raute) .................. hence their availability in large numbers in the Dachau stores in 1945.

[Winkelman]

Hello Robin ,

thanks for the update - but - while we're on the subject , wasn't the SS version supposed to be in GREY ( Angolia page 407 of 1st edition ) .. ?
I've always assumed that they should look like this - any more info on the subject appreciated .. !

[Robin Lumsden]

........... wasn't the SS version supposed to be in GREY ...........

No.

Orange .................... like the WH Feldgendarmerie.

[Thorsten B.]

Holy cow - how much must have been there...!

[Robin Lumsden]

Holy cow - how much must have been there...!

A lot !!

[Thorsten B.]

Could see these pics all day long - I love it!!

[billbert]

Millions of pieces of insignia all told..(MINDBOGGLING) Someday fotos may surface..no doubt some were shot..most likely lost to time..sadly there where MANY OTHER distractions going on as we all know...Billbert

[John T]

Yes ..................

Courtesy of Bob H.

These eagles were obsolete from October 1944 (replaced by the sleeve raute) .................. hence their availability in large numbers in the Dachau stores in 1945.

Robin, do you mean the cuffband for the field police when you say raute (I was not sure about the terminology)? That would explain the abundance of the eagles indeed.

[Totenhead]

Just a quick question, probably showing my ignorance here, but why did they store all these items at Dachau of all places?

[David Fettes]

Martin, the reason why they were stored there is because the items were made on site.

[Basil]

Martin, the reason why they were stored there is because the items were made on site.

No they weren't. Some insignia may have been made locally, but they were stored there because it was a major SS garrison and there was an SS clothing depot.

[David Fettes]

Ok I will change my statement to, it is my belief that they were made on site.