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Old 16 February 2005, 02:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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death's head insignia

I was looking through the Frontflieger website, perusing the sanke cards when I noticed that both von Bulow and Prinz F.S. von Preussen have totenkopf on their officer's caps, between the cockades. What was the meaning of this? Was this Prussian Iron Guard?

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Several Prussian cavalry regiments used the death's head insignia. I believe one was the 'lifeguard' Hussars.
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Old 16 February 2005, 02:51 PM   #3 (permalink)
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JDC,

there were three prussian Hussars-Regiments which used the death-head insignia on their caps, it was an old tradition from the times of Frederic the Great and Napoleon:

Kgl.-Preuß. 1.Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr.1 (death head since 1741)
Kgl.-Preuß. 2.Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr.2 (death head since 1741)
Kgl.-Preuß. Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regiment Nr.17 (death head since 1809)

The Prince of Prussia was a member of LHuR 1 and von Bülow belonged to HuR 17.

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Old 16 February 2005, 06:00 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thank you both. That was very informative.

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Old 16 February 2005, 09:43 PM   #5 (permalink)
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both von Bulow and Prinz F.S. von Preussen have totenkopf on their officer's caps, between the cockades.
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Kgl.-Preuß. 1.Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr.1 (death head since 1741)
Kgl.-Preuß. 2.Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr.2 (death head since 1741)
Kgl.-Preuß. Braunschweigisches Husaren-Regiment Nr.17 (death head since 1809)
The two regiments of the dukedom of Braunschweig (Brunswiek) were the Husaren-Regiment 17 and the Infanterie-Regiment 92. Both had the Death Head as their sign... and a black uniform (untill the German Field Grey was ordered). This had the historic source in the wars of 1813-1815 against France.

... It is said that the German Tank Troop has its black color (during 1935-45 and even nowadays) from the 17th Husars!

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