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Sturmbannführer RFSS

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Post by FANGIO » 30 Oct 2004, 22:00

Any idea of who could this man be?
The pic is from vincon-militaria (Sturmbannführer mit Ärmelband RFSS).
What does the rune mean? Isn't that sign used when somebody is born?
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Post by FANGIO » 30 Oct 2004, 22:03

Sorry, forgott to post one more pic (same source).
Who are these men? Any idea of their names?
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Post by laurens » 30 Oct 2004, 22:25

The man is the later Brigadeführer Arnold. The SS officer at the right seems to be the Reich Food Minister Herbert Backe.

I wonder who's the SA Brigadeführer.


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Post by laurens » 30 Oct 2004, 22:29

The rune on the sleeve is for Doctor I guess.


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Post by gencom » 30 Oct 2004, 22:39

No, The life rune is for members of the Ahnenerbe.
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Post by laurens » 30 Oct 2004, 22:55

Yes, found it! Cloth Insignia p.122 :)


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Post by Andreas Schulz » 31 Oct 2004, 00:33

laurens wrote:The man is the later Brigadeführer Arnold. The SS officer at the right seems to be the Reich Food Minister Herbert Backe.

I wonder who's the SA Brigadeführer.


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From the face I would also say this is Landesbauernführer Alfred Arnold. But Arnold was never SS-Führer im Stab RFSS.
Here are Arnolds positions in the SS:
01.02.1934 - 20.04.1934 als SS-Rangführer dem SS-Oberabschnitt Südwest zugeteilt,
20.04.1934 - 01.04.1936 SS-Führer im RuSHA,
01.04.1936 - 01.06.1936 SS-Führer beim Stab des RuSHA;
01.06.1936 - 01.05.1944 SS-Führer im RuSHA,
01.05.1944 - 00.05.1945 SS-Führer im Stab des SS-Oberabschnitts Südwest

The SA men could be Gustav Behrens (Reichsobmann des Reichsnährstandes)

Here is another pic of Arnold

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Post by SS-Researcher » 31 Oct 2004, 17:47

Can anyone confirm Backe in the photo with the unknown SA_Brif.?
Also, who is the SS-Staf.?

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Post by laurens » 01 Nov 2004, 07:58

I speak with an American collecter who's hundreds of family pictures of Arnold, futher he confirm that Arnold wore the cufftitle 'RFSS', as he was at the Staff of Darré. Maybe because his position within this organisation.


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Post by Jeff Clark » 01 Nov 2004, 15:56

here are other pictures of him wearing this title
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Post by Jeff Clark » 01 Nov 2004, 15:58

he has been promoted in these pictures and wears the same cuff title
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Post by Jeff Clark » 01 Nov 2004, 15:58

these taken circa 1936
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Post by FANGIO » 01 Nov 2004, 20:19

I want to thank everybody for all your help. I really appreciate it.
Very nice pics "exspand", many thanks.

Best regards,

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Post by laurens » 02 Nov 2004, 02:15

Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures Jeff :)
Nice to see the development of his career in pictures!

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pic

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Post by Andreas Schulz » 02 Nov 2004, 03:13

Hello "exspand",

welcome to the Forum. very nice pics of Alfred Arnold.

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