{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-waffen-ss-1944-pattern-temporary-kz-guard-right-side-collar-tab","title":"Original German WWII Waffen-SS 1944 Pattern Temporary KZ-Guard Right Side Collar Tab","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the distinctive late-war German WWII right-side collar tab commonly referred to by collectors as the Waffen-SS Temporary KZ-Guard Collar Tab. The tab features the unusual \u003cem\u003edoppelarmiges swas.\u003c\/em\u003e, or “double-armed swas.,” machine embroidered in silver-gray thread on a black wool base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe example is constructed from black wool badge cloth with the double-armed emblem neatly machine embroidered in light silver-gray thread. The reverse displays the characteristic construction of folded black wool around a tan stiffened buckram backing, with the central portion of the buckram remaining exposed. The folded edges are secured with light-colored machine stitching, several ends of which remain visible. This construction closely corresponds to the type frequently encountered by collectors among late-war SS clothing stocks and examples traditionally associated with the so-called “Dachau” type of insignia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tab remains in very attractive condition. The embroidered emblem is complete and remains sharply defined. The black wool retains a good, dense appearance with scattered surface lint, minor edge wear, and some light fraying at the corners and along the unfinished edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring 1944, severe German manpower shortages resulted in increasing numbers of Heer and Luftwaffe personnel being transferred into camp guard formations. On June 27, 1944, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered that, for the duration of the war, camp guard units were to wear the double-armed collar insignia. A subsequent order issued through SS-WVHA Amtsgruppe D on August 8, 1944 specifically directed transferred Heer and Luftwaffe personnel to begin wearing the new collar tabs immediately. Existing SS personnel of the camp commandant staffs and Totenkopf-Sturmbanne were permitted to continue wearing their older death's-head tabs until those stocks were used up. The surviving orders are cited to Bundesarchiv file NS 19 neu\/1922.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45674139189317,"sku":"ONSV26EMC047","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/73D4F7E7-54BA-4C74-BB44-E0FB4ECF06DB.jpg?v=1788376769","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-waffen-ss-1944-pattern-temporary-kz-guard-right-side-collar-tab","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}