3rd SS Armoured Division Totenkopf

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3RD SS ARMOURED DIVISION TOTENKOPF

Official blazon
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English	SS Armoured Division Totenkopf No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The Division sign is the Canting Death's Head. This has a long military tradition long predating Hitler's rule, Units that wanted to show thier deathdefying courage adopted this symbol.

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