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Portrait of Heinrich Himmler, 1942

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Caption     Portrait of Heinrich Himmler, 1942 ww2dbase
Date  1942
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Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 183-S72707
 
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Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 573 x 800 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
27 Apr 2012 02:58:26 PM

PORTRAIT OF EVIL

Himmler could be wearing the M1940/M1941
field gray pattern uniform, white shirt with black tie. Collar tabs show his rank as Reichfuhrer-SS Oakleaves w/leaf and shoulder boards also denoting his rank.

Ribbon on right breast pocket is Blutorden or
Blood Order Medal w/Ribbon. Recognized NSDAP members,who took part in the Beer Hall putsch
This award guaranteed the wearer special privileges wherever he went.
Himmler's also wearing uidentified ribbons above his left breast pocket, and on his lower left breast pocket is his NSDAP Golden Party Badge.

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