SS facial hair
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SS facial hair
i was recently told that no SS man could have facial hair whatsoever........(i know there are the oddball pics here and there).......if what i was told is true, were can the specific regulations covering this be found?
thanks, dieter
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Re: SS facial hair
Facial hair could be worn in the german army BUT with spesific regulations applying to how the mustache was to be worn ( no sideburns or other facial hair) it is worth noting that the mustache was not in stilye at the time . so not so many worn, beards were not alowed unless you had been in very heavy combat then you was to shave as soon as you could .Some times though some did get away with itdbloge wrote:i was recently told that no SS man could have facial hair whatsoever........(i know there are the oddball pics here and there).......if what i was told is true, were can the specific regulations covering this be found?
thanks, dieter
Max Seela a very well know beard wearer but even he had to shave at times
Re: SS facial hair
i dont think many people would question him for anything wearing that much bling
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Re: SS facial hair
he must of seen 'Gone with the Wind'.
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Re: SS facial hair
Here's a couple of facial stubbles
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"Wilfried Richter"
Cheers Peiper
"Panzer Meyer"
"Wilfried Richter"
Cheers Peiper
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Re: SS facial hair
pics are nice guys but i am looking for written regulation....does it exist?
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Re: SS facial hair
A bit of a necropost, but just following up on my previous question.
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Re: SS facial hair
Prewar, it was not allowed unless you were an officer, even then it was rare among the junior officers. Mostly a priviledge of rank. Sideburns were not allowed and any facial hair was to be kept trim and proper. In the Gebirgsjäger units a tolerance was allowed for well kept beards as many of the soldiers were older bearded farmers
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Re: SS facial hair
There is an entry in the Soldbuch to indicate if the person wore a beard or not.
From my research ( as I have a beard and I reenact SS ) medical dispensation was permitted to disguise disfigurement from wounds or other medical conditions of the skin. Obviously operational considerations for things like , water shortage, weather ( Winter) or duration of deployment in action relaxed the regulations.
It seems ( just like in most military organizations ) persons who were high functioning leaders and very effective combatants often were afforded some liberties ( or at least tolerance ) to cultivate affectations unmolested by regulations.
Then as now the principle concern was an effective seal on a gas mask. in addition to principles of military conformity.
Bearded officers.. being a Prussian tradition.. tied to aristocracy .. it was a particularly un-SS affectation.
So to say.. SS members NEVER wore beards is of course not true.. but if you said almost never you would be closer to the truth.
From my research ( as I have a beard and I reenact SS ) medical dispensation was permitted to disguise disfigurement from wounds or other medical conditions of the skin. Obviously operational considerations for things like , water shortage, weather ( Winter) or duration of deployment in action relaxed the regulations.
It seems ( just like in most military organizations ) persons who were high functioning leaders and very effective combatants often were afforded some liberties ( or at least tolerance ) to cultivate affectations unmolested by regulations.
Then as now the principle concern was an effective seal on a gas mask. in addition to principles of military conformity.
Bearded officers.. being a Prussian tradition.. tied to aristocracy .. it was a particularly un-SS affectation.
So to say.. SS members NEVER wore beards is of course not true.. but if you said almost never you would be closer to the truth.