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S003966 "NORDLAND" EM/NCO'S CUFFTITLE. (Ärmelstreiffen)
BACKGROUND: The SS-VT, SS-Verfügungstruppe, (SS-Special Purpose Troops), SS-Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) "Nordland" was originally formed utilizing Norwegian and Danish volunteers on Hitler’s birthday on April 20TH 1940. On its formation all regimental personnel were allotted a named cufftitle with script, "Nordland". In December 1940 the Nordland regiment was one of the cadre units utilized in the formation of the SS-Division (mot.) Germania which eventually evolved into the 5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking". After the amalgamation into the Wiking division the regimental personnel retained the right to wear the Nordland cufftitle. In early February 1943 the Nordland regiment was transferred out of the Wiking division to become the nucleus of the newly forming, Kampverband "Waräger", which was shortly after redesignated, Germanische-Freiwillingen-Division. On April 10TH 1943 the division was renamed, SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division 11 (germanische), only to be renamed again in July 1943 as, SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Freiwillingen-Division "Nordland". On October 22ND 1943 the division received its final designation as, 11.SS-Freiwillingwen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Nordland". During all these name changes the original Nordland personnel retained the right to wear their distinctive cufftitle. All other divisional personnel who had not already been allotted a cufftitle were also granted the wear of the Nordland cufftitle. Of Note: The Nordland Division was the Germans first attempt at creating a complete division consisting of all non-German personnel. Also Of Note: The RZM, Reichzeugmeisterei, (National Equipment Quartermaster), was official founded in June 1934 in Munich by the NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party) as a Reich Hauptamt, (State Central Office), and was based on the earlier SA Quartermaster’s Department. The functions of the RZM were not only to procure and distribute items to Party formations, but also to approve chosen designs and to act as a quality control supervisor to ensure items manufactured for the Party met required specification and were standardized. Starting in late 1934 items manufactured for the SS came under the quality control of the RZM and were marked by a cloth RZM/SS approval tag. The dimensions and design of these cloth tags was altered in 1935 and this second pattern tag remained in use until early 1938, when it was replaced by a paper tag. In 1943 the Waffen-SS assumed full control over their uniform item production and no longer fell under the authority of the RZM. Originally the Nordland cufftitles were manufactured in the RZM pattern until the machine woven "BeVo" pattern was introduced in 1943.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Roughly, 27mm tall, 49cm long, full length, RZM pattern, EM/NCO’s woven black rayon construction cufftitle features machine embroidered, Latin script "Nordland" in silvery/grey cotton threads. The cufftitle is bordered at both the top and bottom edges in horizontally woven, seven strand, bright silver/aluminum wire threads. The reverse of the cufftitle has folded over machine stitched ends and a glued on, white paper RZM/SS tag with black printed Gothic script and the purple inkstamped manufacturers numerical code. The tag features the printed RZM logo and SS runes. Tag has fallen off at some point and then re-glued back on. Very nice example, scarce.
GRADE ****1/2 PRICE $4,165.00
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