3rd SS Armoured Division Totenkopf

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3RD SS ARMOURED DIVISION TOTENKOPF

Coat of arms (crest) of the 3rd SS Armoured Division Totenkopf
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Origin/meaning

The Division sign is the Canting Death's Head. This has a long military tradition long predating Hitler's rule, Units that wanted to show thier deathdefying courage adopted this symbol.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons




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