Karl Fiehler in SS uniform in 1927?
Karl Fiehler in SS uniform in 1927?
Could the spectacled man in the second row, on the right side of Pfeffer be Karl Fiehler (as the caption suggests), clearly wearing SS uniform (black cap w. Totenkopf & black tie) in 1927? According to all his biographical data I have come across, he joined the SS in 1933 as Ehrenführer. On the other hand, being an old member of Stosstrupp Hitler it is not completely impossible that he might have had a temporary SS assignment already on an earlier date than that of his actual joining.
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Source: Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz
Original caption: "Nürnberg; Luitpoldarena; Reichsparteitag d.NSDAP 19.-21. August 1927"
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Source: Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz
Original caption: "Nürnberg; Luitpoldarena; Reichsparteitag d.NSDAP 19.-21. August 1927"
Re: Karl Fiehler in SS uniform in 1927?
Hello,
I zoomed in on the photo and it does look like Karl Fiehler in early SS uniform. It's possible he could have been a early member in the SS a couple of years after the Beer Hall Putsch. He may have left the SS and later rejoined as a Ehrenfuhrer or have been asked to rejoin by Himmler since he was a Reichsleiter and Lord Mayor of Munich.
Best,
James
I zoomed in on the photo and it does look like Karl Fiehler in early SS uniform. It's possible he could have been a early member in the SS a couple of years after the Beer Hall Putsch. He may have left the SS and later rejoined as a Ehrenfuhrer or have been asked to rejoin by Himmler since he was a Reichsleiter and Lord Mayor of Munich.
Best,
James
Re: Karl Fiehler in SS uniform in 1927?
He was a member of the Stosstrupp Adolf Hitler during 1920's He officially joined the SS January 1933 as SS Mann
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Re: Karl Fiehler in SS uniform in 1927?
It is not Fiehler.
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Re: Karl Fiehler in SS uniform in 1927?
Hi,
Thanks Phil and Max for clearing up his identity, do you know who it might be since it's not Fiehler?
Best,
James
Thanks Phil and Max for clearing up his identity, do you know who it might be since it's not Fiehler?
Best,
James
Re: Karl Fiehler in SS uniform in 1927?
I agree that by all likelihood the man in the photo is not Fiehler. But just a guess - could it be one of his brothers? I remember having read that they too were SS members, if not belonging to the Stosstrupp of 1923 as well. I have never seen photos of his brothers and couldn't find one from various photo collections nor from any militaria forums.