Description
Very rare example of a uniform removed RZM pattern, EM/NCO’s cufftitle for a member of Nordland. This woven black rayon construction cufftitle features machine embroidered, Latin script “Nordland” in 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 signs of an RZM/SS tag. The tag has fallen off at some point, regardless this is a very scarce, uniform removed piece of SS insignia.
Note – 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.
