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English: Schutzstaffel at attention
  • A large group of members of the SS (Schutzstaffel), a a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Nazi Germany, posing at attention and standing in a formation inside a Beer Hall, probably in Munich, Germany in 1932.
  • The men are dressed in two types of paramilitary SS uniforms:
    • "Traditional" SA-inspired outfit (SS Brownshirts 1929–1932)
      • Black kepi cap (Schaftmütze) adorned with the Nazi Party's "eagle-and-swastika" emblem (Hoheitszeichen, Mützenadler, "cap eagle") and SS' Totenkopf skull badge
      • Brown shirts with chest pockets. Rank insignia on left collar patch, regimental number on right collar patch; Number 1 indicating the 1st SS-Standarte, a regimental command formed in 1928 and based in Munich. Black-and-white piping along collar and tabs. Some have also Schwalbennester, Adjutantschnur, etc.
      • Black neckties with Nazi Party membership pin
      • Nazi Swastika armband (Hakenkreuzarmbinde) with SS' black edges on left arm
      • Black Sam Browne belt. SS belt buckle with "party eagle" and SS motto Meine Ehre heißt Treue ("My honor means loyalty")
      • Black baggy riding breeches (jodhpurs, Reithosen)
      • Black knee-high jackboots (Schaftstiefeln)
    • The all black SS uniform adopted in 1932:
      • Military-style peaked cap (visor cap) with SS style "party eagle" (Parteiadler) and skull insignia
      • Brown shirt and black neck-tie
      • Black uniform tunic (Waffenrock) with four pleated patch pockets, buttoned front closure, open collar, turned-back cuffs, and shoulder strap on right shoulder. Rank insignia on left collar patch, regimental number on right collar patch; Number 1 indicating the 1st SS-Standarte, a regimental command formed in 1928 and based in Munich. Number also on cuff title (Ärmelstreife, Ärmelband) on left sleeve.
      • Nazi Swastika armband (Hakenkreuzarmbinde) with SS' black edges on left arm
      • Black Sam Browne belt. SS belt buckle with "party eagle" and SS motto Meine Ehre heißt Treue ("My honor means loyalty")
      • Black baggy riding breeches (jodhpurs, Reithosen)
      • Black knee-high jackboots (Schaftstiefeln)
  • Some of the men are wearing military decorations, party badges, etc.
  • The leading individual holds the position of SS-Standartenführer and is wearing the Brunswick Rally Badge. The person is most likely Heinrich Höflich, who served as the commander of the 1st SS Standarte in Munich from September 18, 1929, to February 10, 1933, taking over from Sepp Dietrich.

Photo copied from the US National Archives and Records Administration collection of material seized as American enemy property in Germany after World War II in 1945; "Miscellaneous Photographs, ca. 1919–ca. 1934" includes diverse subjects such as Hitler's grade school class, portraits of Hitler and NSDAP members, group photographs of SA and SS men, and architectural photos of significant buildings.

NARA: Unrestricted access and use. These photographs held by the National Archives are in the public domain.
Date circa 1932
date QS:P,+1932-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source https://catalog.archives.gov/id/162121405 (National Archives Catalog, National Archives and Records Administration, U.S.A.)
Author Uncredited author. NARA (US National Archives and Records Administration): Unrestricted access and use.

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