Description These “SS runes” sleeve diamonds were worn on the upper sleeve of the black tunic by the Germanische-SS in Flanders (on the left arm), in Norway and the Netherlands (on the right arm). This example is textbook in every way. The tight bullion runes are on a black wool base with bukram stiffener. This example is unpiped and was never issued. Extremely rare, textbook example of a German made “RZM pattern” diamond. Rare piece of SS insignia here! I have seen a lot of SS insignia collections, this piece is rarely encountered.. Notes – The Germanic SS (Germanische-SS) was the collective name given to paramilitary and political organizations established in parts of German-occupied Europe between 1939 and 1945 under the auspices of the Schutzstaffel (SS). The units were modeled on the Allgemeine SS in Nazi Germany and established in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway—population groups who were considered to be especially “racially suitable” by the Nazis.
