Description
Adolf Hitler early Officer’s Cuff Title, tunic removed and bullion hand made. This cufftitle was worn by the members of the 1stSS Panzer Division “Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler”, the most famous SS Division and élite unit of the Waffen-SS. The obverse shows an excellent craftsmanship embroidery, the back side of the stitching has the reinforcement cloth missing. The cufftitle shows some usage, it was tunic removed and still has visible stitching points and thread remaining. The condition is wonderful with a nice patina. A scarce early cufftitle that is very sought after, being uniform removed is a bonus!
Note – Active from Nov 9th, 1933 to May of 1945, the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, also known as the LSSAH, was the elite unit well known for their feats such as aiding the invasion of Poland, France, Greece and many other allied countries. The LSSAH started off as a personal unit for Adolf Hitler, guarding him and his office in the early start of the NSDAP. In early 1923, soon after the formation of the SA unit, Adolf Hitler ordered the formation of a small separate bodyguard unit dedicated to his service rather than “a suspect mass” such as the SA. Consisting of only eight men and commanded by two members; Julius Schreck and the co-founder of both the Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) Joseph Berchtold. They were tasked as Stabswache (staff guard). Issued with unique badges which use the iconic Totenkopf symbol as statement of the unit’s elite status. On April 13,1934, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (LAH) to be redesignated as “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler” (LSSAH). Himmler insisted on adding the SS initials into the name to make it clear that the unit was independent from the SA or Whermarcht. Being known at first as a “National Socialist” unit soon evolved to the elite panzer unit division of the Waffen SS.
