One, the Wehrmacht, operating in tandem with them. The political wing of the SS, the military wing, the Waffen-SS evolved into a second German army aside the regular Above Right: A recruiting post for theĬontrast to the black-uniformed Allgemeine-SS , Purity and unconditional loyalty to the Nazi Party.Ībove Left a Luger armed soldier being awarded the (originally) selected on the principles of racial
"Praetorian Guard," with all SS personnel Nazis regarded the SS as an elite unit, the party's Paramilitary formation to become one of the largestĪnd most powerful organizations in Nazi Germany. Schutz-Staffel der NSDAP" [Shield Squadron of the The SS was established in 1925 as a personal guard Regardless of the fact that the Waffen-SS was a front line combat Of the Waffen-SS and its former members are vilified for ultimatelyīeing a part of the larger structure of the political Allgemeine-SS, OKW, although this notion is technically incorrect as strategicĬontrol remained within the hands of the SS. The Waffen-SS is sometimes thought of as theĤth branch of the German Wehrmacht (Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine)Īs in the field it came under the direct tactical control of the The most difficult and daunting combat operations of all the units Most crucial battles of WWII while its men would shoulder some of Waffen-SS would become an elite military formation of nearly 600,000 Formedįrom the SS-Verfungstruppe after the Campaign in France in 1940, the Larger SS, and as such, it is the main focus of this section.
Waffen-SS, formed in 1940, was the true military formation of the It is in very clean condition and anĮxceptionally fine piece. Still orders to fill and so up until 1944 Lugers were being assembledįrom existing stocks of parts. In November 1942 formal production of the Luger stopped but there were Inspector "E/655" was replaced by "E/135" and so began the new proofs. Stock lug, is all salt-blued (as post 1936 Lugers were with Mauser) and a The armed wing of the Party and to become an elite police force once The Waffen-SS never be integrated into the army: it was to remain The Waffen-SS sawĪction throughout World War II and grew from three regiments to overģ8 divisions, and served alongside the Wehrmacht Heer regular army,īut was never formally part of it. Squadron") or SS, an organ of the Nazi Party. The combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective The Waffen-SS (German for "Armed SS", literally "Weapons SS") was Please visit Legal (tabbed) for Conditions of Sale. Photographs are copyrighted, all rights reserved, any extraction, reproduction or display of gun pictures without the express consent of the Phoenix Investment Arms is strictly prohibited. Magnified close-ups show us tool marks and natural surface conditions that one normally doesn't see in the ordinary handling of the weapon. NOTE: Photographs taken today with the high mega-pixel camera show more than we sometimes can see with the human eye. Safety is marked "Gesichert" and extractor "Geladen." This example hasĪll matching numbers, two matching magazines, and a proofed loading tool. (1963)
#BYF 42 LUGER SERIAL#
With a 4" (100mm) barrel that is proofed and serial numbered to the gun. By Mauser in contract for the German Schutzstaffel SS after the German Army contract for the
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