Any Wehrmacht divisions have tattoos?

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20july1944
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Any Wehrmacht divisions have tattoos?

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Post by 20july1944 » 17 Sep 2016, 21:07

I don't mean the SS blood group and I'm not interested in any SS tattoos.
However, has anyone ever heard of a little standard tattoo frequently used by members any Wehrmacht division, e.g. the Berlin Bear for 1 Pz, the Windhund for 116th Pz, or the Stahlhelm for GD?

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Re: Any Wehrmacht divisions have tattoos?

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Post by Scorpio » 26 Oct 2016, 07:18

I'm not sure - most likely in the Kriegsmarine (Navy)...
Tattoos, also like wearing earsticks or -rings by men weren't tolerated much in Germany till the 60's/70's. Asking older people they will say you, only criminals/prisoners or seamen wearing tattoos ;-)
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