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Black Shirt Friday, 6-17-2011
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<p>[quote user="Firelock76"]</p> <p>This has nothing to do with railroading, but the SS never wore black shirts. Originally as an offshoot of the SA they wore brown shirts as the "Sturmabteilung" did, however they wore black trousers and hats. The black uniform came later, but the brown shirt was still worn underneath the black jacket. It was called the "Tradition Shirt" at that time. Higher ranking SS officers eventually wore white shirts, and the black uniform was eventually phased out (in most cases) by 1940. Mussolini's people wore black shirts. I've never seen any German references to the SS as "Black Shirts." "Die schwartze SS und die braune SA" is typical.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>To add a little clarity to what Firelock76 contributed:</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel</a></p> <p> </p>
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