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File:German SS uniform. Peaked visor cap with skull emblem (Totenkopf). Norwegian Armed Forces Museum (Forsvarsmuseet) Oslo, Norway 2019-03-31 DSC01645.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Why did the Nazi Germany Waffen-SS have a skull and crossbones on their uniforms, caps, and covers? What was the meaning behind it? - Quora
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File:Nazi German Waffen-SS uniform, visor skull (Totenkopf) cap, Hauptsturmführer, Regiment Nordland, etc. Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum, Norway 2019-05-08 DSC09948.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![File:Nazi German Waffen-SS uniform, visor skull (Totenkopf) cap, Hauptsturmführer, Regiment Nordland, etc. Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum, Norway 2019-05-08 DSC09947.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Nazi German Waffen-SS uniform, visor skull (Totenkopf) cap, Hauptsturmführer, Regiment Nordland, etc. Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum, Norway 2019-05-08 DSC09947.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Nazi_German_Waffen-SS_uniform%2C_visor_skull_%28Totenkopf%29_cap%2C_Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer%2C_Regiment_Nordland%2C_etc._Lofoten_Krigsminnemuseum%2C_Norway_2019-05-08_DSC09947.jpg/1200px-Nazi_German_Waffen-SS_uniform%2C_visor_skull_%28Totenkopf%29_cap%2C_Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer%2C_Regiment_Nordland%2C_etc._Lofoten_Krigsminnemuseum%2C_Norway_2019-05-08_DSC09947.jpg)
File:Nazi German Waffen-SS uniform, visor skull (Totenkopf) cap, Hauptsturmführer, Regiment Nordland, etc. Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum, Norway 2019-05-08 DSC09947.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![File:WW2 German Waffen-SS Untersturmführer uniform (Norwegian volunteer Germanske SS frontkjemper) Visor cap Schirmütze SS Totenkopf skull device Mannequin Hjemmefrontmuseet Rakkestad war museum 2021-06-20 IMG 5851.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:WW2 German Waffen-SS Untersturmführer uniform (Norwegian volunteer Germanske SS frontkjemper) Visor cap Schirmütze SS Totenkopf skull device Mannequin Hjemmefrontmuseet Rakkestad war museum 2021-06-20 IMG 5851.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/WW2_German_Waffen-SS_Untersturmf%C3%BChrer_uniform_%28Norwegian_volunteer_Germanske_SS_frontkjemper%29_Visor_cap_Schirm%C3%BCtze_SS_Totenkopf_skull_device_Mannequin_Hjemmefrontmuseet_Rakkestad_war_museum_2021-06-20_IMG_5851.jpg)
File:WW2 German Waffen-SS Untersturmführer uniform (Norwegian volunteer Germanske SS frontkjemper) Visor cap Schirmütze SS Totenkopf skull device Mannequin Hjemmefrontmuseet Rakkestad war museum 2021-06-20 IMG 5851.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Stephen Black on X: "Here's a side-by-side comparison between a NJ State Trooper uniform, circa 1920-40 And the SS uniform, worn by Himmler. Note the many similarities. The psychological effect on a
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