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Ring "Dead Head" (It. Totenkopfring, SS-Ehrenring) - Personal award sign issued by Henry Himmler personally members of the SS.

Initially, the rings were awarded senior officers of the "Old Guard" (there were less than 5,000 people), which demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership qualities in battle. But in the future the rules of receiving the ring simplified, and by 1939 almost every SS officer, who served for more than 3 years, could have such an award. SS ABSCHNITTE (SS District) headquarters were regularly served upstairs awarded, complemented by the sizes of the fingers. In SS Personalhauptamt (SS Department) considered lists and sent a rings with premium sheets. As an additional condition, a blank sheet of disciplinary punishments was required.

The company was engaged in the production of rings Gahr & Co. in Munich . On October 17, 1944, the production of the rings was stopped due to the serious economic situation in the country, but nevertheless, 14,500 rings were made by this moment.

The ring was made from a silver plate by casting, then it was bent, and the "dead head" was soldered to it - a skull with bones. Already the finished ring passed manual jewelry. In different years, there were different stamping skulls, a bit different from each other.

A ring was worn on a ring finger with a skull to himself. His presentation, as a rule, was dedicated to the assignment of another title.

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• Hakenkreutz.

Swastika - One of the most ancient ideographic characters. The name comes from the double Sanskrit word denoting "welfare". It is the right equilateral cross with "broken" at right angles. Symbolizes the infinity of the existence and cyclicality of the revival. As the emblem of the "racial purity of the Aryan nation" for the first time began to be used in Germany on the eve of the First World War. After 1918, depicted on regimental and divisional rams of fraycar, for example, erhard Brigades. In August 1920, Hitler used a right-sided swastika at the design of a party banner and compared his illuminated with the effect of the "broken bomb". The swastika has become a symbol of NSDAP and the Third Reich. This character was often used quite often both the forces of the SS and the SS apparatus, including the Germans, for example, the formations of the SS in Flanders ( Allgemene-SS Vlaanderen).

• Siegrune.

Rune Zig, Attribute of the God of War of Tyura. Sign of power, energy, struggle and death. In 1933, Hauptsturmführer SS Walter Heck, a graphic artist in the Ferdinand Hofstatter workshop in Bonn, working out the layout of a new icon, united the two runes of Zig. An expressive lightning-shaped form impressed the gymmler, which elected the "dual zipper" emblem of the SS. For the possibility of using the sign of the budget and financial department, the SS paid the right holder fee in the amount of 2.5 Reichsmarock. In addition, Heck has developed both the emblem, combining the Runic "S" and Gothic "A".

• Heilszeichen.

Rune "Highszaychen", Symbol of success and good luck - elements of runic ornamental.

• Hagallrune.

Rune "Hagalle", symbolized the increment of faith (in the Nazi understanding of this word), requiring each member of the SS. This Runa was widely used during various SSS ceremonies, in particular, at weddings.

An abbreviation was engraved on the inside of the ring S LB. - "Seinem Lieben" (with it. - "His pet"), the name of the owner (initials), surname (fully), facsimile of the signature of the Himmler and the date of delivery. Together with the ring, a special round box was presented for its storage, decorated with the runes of the SS.

The text of the premium sheet

Rings after war

In the event of the death of the owner or his departure from the SS, the ring was supposed to hand over Himmler to return it to the castle of Vevelesburg as a memory of the owner. If the owner of the rings died in battle, his comrades were to take a maximum effort to return the ring and prevent his enemies in the hands. The rings of the murdered SS officers were used in the exposition of the Schrein Des inhabers des Totenkopfringes Memorial (the tomb of the owners of the ring "Dead Head") in the castle of Vevelesburg. By January 1945, 64% of 14,500 rings were returned to Himmler. In the spring of 1945, all rings stored in Vevelsburg, as directed by Himmler, were buried under an artificially caused avalanche. They are not found so far.

Fake

The elitism and mystical halo rings caused and continue to cause interest. In the third Reich, the ring "Dead Head" was considered a prestigious reward (although, strictly speaking, there was no state award as an order or registered weapon, but was considered a gifting of the Himmler).

The first fakes appeared even during World War II - they ordered themselves, as a rule, the SS officers who, due to circumstances, were not awarded with a genuine ring. Since the jewelers were forbidden to make copies of the ring for sale, they were illegally manufactured, including the prisoners of concentration camps. After the war, copies rings became even more, especially Polish production. In general, all copies can be divided into several categories:

• Low-quality copies, the difference from the original is visible to the naked eye. It may be incorrectly or crookedly soldered a skull, clearly does not correspond to the font, etc.
• Fantasy on the topic of the ring. Although not, in essence, copies are often issued or taken for the original. Such rings have a strongly changed shape of the skull and incision of the leaves.
• Copies of average quality. Such rings cast a skull may not correspond to an affiliated date, there may be small differences in the context of oak leaves framing the ring, and so on.
• High-quality copies. Made with compliance with all small details, difficult to read from the original. It is possible to evaluate the counterfeit only with the help of the request to the SS archive, and / or with the help of a structural analysis of the metal, showing the real age of the ring.

It is quite difficult to identify the original. Because there are very few real rings, each confirmed original causes an excitement from collectors of military antiques, and sold quite quickly. The full examination of the ring is sufficiently long, and includes an accurate check for the correspondence of the size of the ring and the shape of the skull to the confirmed originals of the same period as the date on the ring, the request of the SS archives to verify the authenticity of the award, as well as a structural analysis of the metal for age. However, 80% of fakes are copies of fairly low quality, and to check them quite easily. Some of the most common signs of fakes are:

• Last name Muller, Lohmann, Deininger, Weber on the inscription. Specifies, as a rule, about the "Polish" origin of the fake.
• The ring is made of gold or gilded. Original rings were made only from silver.
• The frontal part of the skull on the front side strongly stands over the edge of the ring.
• No smooth vertical strip from the inside of the ring - technological seam - right behind the skull. Such seam was always at the originals, which was a consequence of production technology.
• The presence on the inside of the ring, in addition to the inscription, still any characters, for example, SS emblems.

Promotional awards: Honorary buckle on ribbon for ground troops Honorary trim Crygsmarine Honorary fason Luftwaffe

Chest signs: "For wound" "For wound" of the Legion "Condor" "For wound July 20, 1944" Storm infantry sign "For participation in general assault attacks" "For the Middle Fight" "For a tank attack" Legion Tank Sign "Condor" "Army parachutist" "For fighting partisans" "Aerostat Observer" "Land anti-aircraft artillery" "Military Driver"

Few Pilot. Observer Combined pilot and observer Arrow and Bordista Arrow and borcemaker Pilot planeurist Parachutist Luftwaffe Honorary Badge Anti-aircraft artillery aircraft Air Force "For ground fight" "For Middle Fight" (Luftwaffe) "For a tank battle" (Luftwaffe) "For sea battle" (Luftwaffe) Honorary Buckle on Luftwaffe Ribbon Aviation Planks

The ring "Dead Head" is not a state reward was considered the personal gift of the PS Reichsfürera. The topic is no less, inside the SS ring was considered one of the highest awards, which was awarded for personal achievements, devotion to the service, loyalty to the Führera and the ideas of Nazism.

The idea of \u200b\u200bthe rings with the road symbols was borrowed by Himmler in the pagan German mythology. According to the ancient myths, God Tor had a silver ring, whose name was swore (as modern Christians swear on the Bible). The oath cut out the runes on the spear of another God - Wotan.

The ring "Dead Head" was a massive piece of silver in the form of a wreath of oak leaves, which immersed the image of the dead head and runes. The rings were made by casting, then each ring manually was separated by authorized jewelers from the Munich firm Otto Gara (Gahr). The technologically, the ring was made from a silver plate, which was bent into the ring, made the dead head from a separate piece of silver and soldered from above, closing the seam. The larger the diameter of the ring, the greater the distance between the zig runes located on the left and right. On the inside of the ring there was an elegant engraved inscription "S. LB", the surname of the owner, the date of delivery and facsimile signature of the Himmler, ("S. LB" means Seinem Lieben - "My dear").

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Initially, the rings were awarded only to the members of the "Old Guard", the number of which did not exceed 5,000 people. But in the future, the rules for obtaining the ring simplified and by 1939 almost every SS officer, who served for more than 3 years, could have such an award. SS ABSCHNITTE headquarters (SS counties) were regularly served upstairs awarded, complemented by the sizes of the fingers. In SS Personalhauptmant (the Department of Personal Makeup) considered lists and sent a rings with premium sheets, the text on such sheets was reading:

The ring could be worn only on the nameless finger of the left hand. Usually, the receipt of the ring was timed to enhance the service. All awards were recorded in Dienstaltersliste (a list of increasing officers) and in the personal case awarded. All Ring Cavalers, which were resolved, are temporarily lowered in the rank or excluded from the SS rows, or who retired or retired, had to return rings and premium sheets. In the future, such a person could get a ring as usual. If the cavalier of the rings died, his family retained a premium sheet, but it was supposed to return the ring. All returned rings were kept in the castle of Himmler in Vevelesburg, in memory of the owner. If the owner of the rings died at the front, his comrades were to remove the ring and also send it to Vevelesburg. The rings filmed from the dead members of the SS were used in the exposition of the Military Memorial in Werevelsburg, who even called Schrein Des inhabers des Totenkopfringsses ("The tomb of the owners of the ring" Dead Head ").

The ring was so honorable that many SS officers and police officers who did not receive a gift of the SS Reichsfürera were ordered from private jewelers and even in prisoners of concentration centers silver or gold rods similar to the official sample. Others wore their old rings with dead heads that were walking back during fraycorpus times. However, these rings did not have such a thin finish and it is always easy to distinguish from the real Totenkopfring.

October 17, 1944, Reichsführer SS ordered to stop the further release of the rings until the war was completed. In the spring of 1945, Himmler ordered all rings to be stored in Vevelsburg were buried under a mountain collapse caused by a directed explosion. The order was pursued and until now these rings are not found.

From 1934 to 1944 about 14,500 rings were released. As of January 1, 1945, according to CD documents, 64% of the rings were returned to Wovelsburg after the death of their owners, 10% were lost and 26% remained issued.

Two Runes "Zig" formed the name of our SS.

Dead head, swastika and rune "Hagal"

demonstrate unshakable confidence in

the final victory of our philosophy.

G. Himmler

It is quite natural that Heinrich Himmler, from the young age manifested an increased interest in the spiritual world of "Nordic ancestors" and sincerely considered himself the reincarnation of the founder of the first Reich Heinrich Churchov, elected in 919 by the king of all Germans, could not pass by the "Aryan heritage", perfectly inscribed In his apocalyptic worldview. According to Reichsführera SS, the runes had to play a special role in the symbolism of the Black Order: on his personal initiative, within the framework of the Anecherbe program, "Society for the Study and Dissemination of Cultural Heritage of the ancestors" - the Institute of Runic Lettuce was established, the full course of which was obliged to Complete each candidate for the members of the SS. Along with the other esoteric and occult attributes, 12 runes of the so-called truncated feet were used in the SS - the rune alphabet.

Interest in the original (expensive) things of the Third Reich is present at the narrow circle of collectors. Original tokens and rings are also a subject of collecting and learning. Most interesting and valuable for a collector can be, for example, regalia for troops ss or personal things Tankists Wehrmacht, and how rare personal cragsmarine cabins gregs or parachutist Luftwaffe... Interest in the subjects of the collapsed Millennian Reich regime grows every year. But the original trophies have not been preserved and much, and no longer becomes. The cost of genuine things of the Third Reich is growing every year. But what if the budget does not allow you to purchase an original subject or simply can't you find a guaranteed genuine exhibit? As an option in this case, this is a good copy or dust. After all, I did not have time to end, and the copies have already begun to make. American officers wanted to bring a trophy flag with Germany, and even better shektang. But not everyone could get the regimental standard. In the occupied zone, workshops, equipment and seamstresses continued to sew net figures, but already as souvenir products for Americans returning from the front. Copies of Persdne, options for veteran rings and bracelets make many years throughout Europe.

Replicas of perrsta, bracelets and tokens soldiers 3 Reich

At the beginning, they were made according to orders of veterans themselves who lived by another values \u200b\u200bof the past ... Then like souvenir products, often issued by the sellers (according to corruption or ignorance) for the original. Rings with the symbols of the Third Reich,explained on the Pages of the Internet Catalog Antik1941 have high-quality photos of each lot and an accurate honest description. We do not try to give copies of Persdne, as a script. Although they often have excellent quality and not every specialist will be able to distinguish them from the original. What made the jeweler 60 years ago, will outstretch and finalize the chatter of the jeweler and today. Handmade, made often under the order in a single instance, a challenge provable option for the collection. In contrast to factory standard products that were made massively by certain stamps, be it qualifying sign, crosses, badges or medals. To acquire the original ring, you must have significant knowledge or finances, trust the proven seller or know an independent expert to which there is also confidence. Well, or as the best option, find this rarity yourself. More than once, we were offered to purchase our own rings, with an added story about the front-line business, removed the ring (Totenkopfring.) Personally from the defeated enemy, but at a different price, the price of genuine honorary Persden SS. (Totenkopfring.).

Rings and rings in the army 3 Reich

Original Rings of German Soldierswhich were made during the war years in memory of the passage of the service, appreciated on the basis of what kind of troops passed the service of the fighter. But the value of a genuine German jewelry depends, of course, from the material from which the ring or bracelet is made and directly the quality of their manufacture, from the design and rarity plot on the product. Persdet was not in the German army awards, with the exception honorary Persden SS. (Totenkopfring.).But also ring "Dead Head"not being a state award, but was considered the personal gift of the SS Reichsfürera. The topic is no less, inside the SS ring was considered one of the highest awards, which was awarded for personal achievements, devotion to the service, loyalty to the Führera and the ideas of Nazism.

But somewhat can be interesting to the design of the product of jewelers of the Third Reich, manufactured for military personnel Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe or Crygsmarine During the war years:

• Persted in memory of the service on various fronts, whether it is a ring of a soldier of the African corps of a Romel or the participant of the Eastern campaign;
  
• Rings of the cavalier of the Iron Cross;
• Rings with qualifying signs of the German army;
• Various options for German rings with a skull (dead head)

Ring Himmler

After the second world, the opinion was entrusted that the emblem of the skull with crossed bones - the attributes of the SESS troops. And indeed, in their combat hymn there are words: "We are always ready for the battle, if our name is the runes and dead head," they had relevant images on helmets and caps, and one of the divisions had a similar name.

But the story of this emblem is much longer, and only the Nazis has become a symbol of intimidation, and before it was not at all. The fact is that in many ancient cultures skull and bones symbolized the ability to revive, the strength of the spirit and vital energy, was considered the personification of military valiation, self-sacrifice in the name of the Motherland and faith in victory, as well as the protection of the ancestors.
Recall, for example, that the Slavic God Yarila was depicted with ears in his right hand and a dead head - in the left, which is not at all by chance. Russian Vityaz Peresvet in the famous battle on the field Kulikov went on a duel with a lubeem without armor, in clothes marked with a dead head (then he was called Adamova).

And the ancient God Tor, according to legend, had a ring of pure silver in the form of a wreath of oak leaves, on which the swastika was knocked out, the dead head and runic inscriptions. In addition, when the baths were killed by one of the characters of Edda, Mimira and sent his head to God, then one spell kept her and even gave the ability to speak, and then consulted if necessary. And on the ancient gemma, the image of bearded heads growing out of the ground and something broadcasting tenders are often found.

In 1740, during a mourning ceremony of the funeral of King Prussia Friedrich-Wilhelm I, the Knight's Hall of the Royal Palace with the body of the deceased was draped with a black cloth with a silver thread with a skull and crossed bones. In memory of the dead monarch, 1 and 2 regiments of the Royal Life Gusar were formed, who worn a black uniform and kiver with a silver emblem made in the Prussian manner - a skull with crossed bones (without lower jaws). In 1809, Totenkopf - "Dead Head" - appeared on the Triumphal Stand of the 17th Brownshweg Gusar Shelf and 3 Battalion 92 of the Infantry Regiment. Braunschweig style is different from Prussian in that the skull is deployed from the face and bones directly under it. During the 1st World War, the Dead Head became the emblem of the elite assault parts of the German army, flamethroughs and tankers. Totenkopf was a personal emblem of the Georgian Luftwaffe of Georgh von Hantelman. After 1918, the emblem appeared on the Uniform of Freicorovtsev, and from 1923 - Hitler's attack aircraft. Several tens of thousands of such emblems were ordered in the Munich Ship Master. In 1934, the emblem of the Prussian sample appeared on the standings of German tank troops, formed contrary to the conditions of the Versailles Agreement, therefore, the sketch of the "dead head" with the lower jaw was developed and approved. The emblem was produced in several versions: with a skull, deployed right, left and face. She was worn on the heads of all members of the SS: Algemeine SS, Totenkopf SS and Waffen SS. Due to the fact that the shelves of "Black Hussar" traditionally pledged in Danzig (now Gdansk), "dead head" wore folk militia fighters, the city police and the Danzig coast guard units. In the Wehrmacht, a silver skull on a headdress was wore 5 cavalry and 7 infantry shelves, in the Luftwaffe - 4 special-purpose airgroups (glider towers) and 54 percussion. In the armies of other countries - British submariners, some of the special purpose of the US Army, the Cossack formation in the service in Wehrmacht and the SS, Polish tankers, Finnish cavalrymen, French security services and some other formations.

In addition, Himmler established a premium ring for the SS, decorated, according to the legendary ring of Odin, runes, oak leaves and a dead head, which, not being a state award, nevertheless appreciated. They were issued until 1944, and during this time about 14,500 copies were handed.

This ring, established by Himmler on April 10, 1934, was originally intended for awarding the SS veterans, but later this restriction was removed. A rings could be awarded any commander who served in the SS for 3 years and had an impeccable file. In practice, they were more often awarded officers of the SS troops. For disciplinary misconduct, the SSEsove could be deprived of the rings. There were no clear criteria for obtaining a ring, it was rather a gift from the PS Reichsfürera. SS ABSCHNITTE headquarters (SS counties) were regularly served upstairs awarded, complemented by the sizes of the fingers. In SS Personalhauptmant (the Department of Personal Makeup) considered lists and sent a rings with premium sheets, the text on such sheets was reading: "I am awarding you the Ring of the SS" Dead Head ". This ring symbolizes the loyalty to the Führer, our inaccessible obedience and our fraternity and friendship. The dead head reminds us that we should always be ready to give our lives in the name of the good of the German people. Runes opposite the blade The heads symbolize our glorious past, which will be restored through national socialism. Two Sig-runes symbolize the abbreviation of the SS. Swastika and Hagall-rune mean our inflexible faith in the inevitable victory of our philosophy. The ring covers an oak wreath, oak - a traditional German tree. Ring The dead head "cannot be bought or sell. This ring should never get into the hands of one who has no right to keep it. If you leave the SS rows or perish, then the ring should return to the Richsführer of the SS. Illegal purchase or copying ring is strictly prohibited and persecuted By law. Wear this ring with honor!
Gmmmler "

Usually, the receipt of the ring was timed to enhance the service. All awards were recorded in Dienstaltersliste (a list of increasing officers) and in the personal case awarded. All Ring Cavalers, which were resolved, are temporarily lowered in the rank or excluded from the SS rows, or who retired or retired, had to return rings and premium sheets. In the future, such a person could get a ring as usual. If the cavalier of the rings died, his family retained a premium sheet, but it was supposed to return the ring. All returned rings were kept in the castle of Himmler in Vevelesburg, in memory of the owner. If the owner of the rings died at the front, his comrades were to remove the ring and also send it to Vevelesburg. The rings taken from the dead members of the SS were used in the exposition of the Military Memorial in Werevelsburg, who even called Schrein Des inhabers des Totenkopfringeses ("The Tomb of the Ring Owners" Deadthe head "). It was so honorable to own the ring that many SS officers and police officers were ordered from private jewelers and even in the prisoners of silver or gold rods, similar to the official sample. Others wore their old rings with dead heads, We had to walk in the time of fraycupus. However, these rings did not have such a thin finish and they are always easy to distinguish from the real Totenkopfring.

The ring "Dead Head" had a mystical meaning: according to the plan of the Himmler and the developer of the Wiligut Ring, it should have tied his owner at the astral level, which was received by the rings of the deceased SESS, as "the symbol of the invisible presence of the fallen moods on arms." Thus, the ring was washed with a halo of mystery and elitism and, undoubtedly, served as a source of pride for the SSS.
Technically, the "Dead Head" ring was a piece of silver in the form of a wreath of oak leaves, on which the images of the dead head, two Zig Roun, Swastika, Highlesychen and Hagall-runes were located. An abbreviation "S.LB." was engraved inside the rings. (From Seinem Lieben - my dear), and then there was a surname of the owner, the date of delivery and facsimile of Himmler. The ring was made of a silver plate with a width of 7 mm and a thickness of 3.5 mm, which was bent and soldered over the seam of a dead head made from a separate piece of silver. Rings were manually separated by jewelers from Otto Gara.
The ring was rushed on the nameless finger of the left hand and was usually awarded at the appropriation ceremony of the next title, which was made in the list of the SS commander (Dienstaltersliste) and the personal business of the owner. For 10 years (from 1934 to 1944, when the oscillating of the rings was discontinued), according to the official data of the SS, the ring "Dead Head" was awarded 14,500 people (by 1944 almost three quarters of them were dead).

October 17, 1944, Reichsführer SS ordered to stop the further release of the rings until the war was completed. On March 31, 1945, Himmler ordered that all rings stored in Wovensburg, where 64% of all the rings were stored under the mountain collapse caused by the directed explosion. The order was carried out in execution and so far these rings are not found, as well as not found and the banner of the blood, and the SS Division Standard Liebstartart Adolf Hitler. From 1934 to 1944 about 14,500 rings were released. As of January 1, 1945, according to CD documents, 64% of the rings were returned to Wovelsburg after the death of their owners, 10% were lost and 26% remained issued.

In the manufacture of medals, icons, etc. It was often used Tompak - alloy of 85-90% copper and 10-15%
zinc, dark golden color. The Iron Cross was made of pure iron. Gold was used in exceptional cases. Golden icon
NSDAP was a high party award that Hitler presented.

In the attributes of the SS, the most significant metal was silver. Therefore, it is no coincidence that the ring was done from it.

Two Runes "Zig" formed the name of our SS. Dead head, swastika and rune "Hagal" demonstrate unshakable confidence in the final victory of our philosophy.
G. Himmler
Heinrich Himmler, from the young age showing an increased interest in the spiritual world of "Nordic ancestors" and sincerely considered himself the reincarnation of the founder of the first Reich Heinrich Churchov, elected in 919 by the king of all Germans, could not pass by the "Aryan heritage", ideally inscribed in his apocalyptic world . According to Reichsführera SS, the runes had to play a special role in the symbolism of the Black Order: on his personal initiative, within the framework of the Anecherbe program, "Society for the Study and Dissemination of Cultural Heritage of the ancestors" - the Institute of Runic Lettuce was established, the full course of which was obliged to Each candidate for the members of the faced truncated feet is the rune alphabet.

Hakenkreutz.
Swastika is one of the most ancient ideographic characters. The name comes from the double Sanskrit word denoting "welfare". It introduces the right equilateral cross with the "broken" at right angles. Symbolizes the infinity of the existence and cyclicality of the revival. As the emblem of the "racial purity of the Aryan Nation" for the first time began to be used in Germany on the eve of the First World War. After 1918, he was depicted on the shelf and divisional rates of "Freykorpus".
For the first time as the political sign, the Swastika was applied on March 10-13, 1920. On the helmets of the so-called "Erhard Brigade", which made the core of the Volunteer Corps - a monarchist militarized organization under the guidance of Ludendorf, Sect and Luttsov, who implemented Kappov Patch - a counter-revolutionary coup, I planted by the "Prime Minister" in Berlin a landowner V. Kappa. Although the Social Democratic Government of Bauer disgracedly fled, Kappov Patch was liquidated in five days created under the leadership of German Communist Party with a 100-thousand Red Army of Germany. The authority of militaristic circles was after that he was strongly undermined, and the sign of the swastika began to mean the sign of the right extremism.
In August 1920, Hitler used a right-sided swastika at the design of a party banner and compared his insight with the "effect of a broken bomb." The swastika has become the symbols of the NSDAP and the Third Reich. This symbol was often used quite as the MS troops and the SS apparatus, including the Germans, for example, the formations of the SS in Flanders.
In the presentation of Hitler himself, she symbolized the "struggle for the celebration of the Aryan race." In such a choice, the mystical occult meaning of the swastika, and the idea of \u200b\u200bthe swastika as a "Aryan" symbol (due to its prevalence in India), and already approved by the use of a swastika in the German extreme right tradition was used: some Austrian anti-Semitic parties were used.

From 1923 on the eve of the "beer coup" Hitler in Munich, the Swastika becomes the official emblem of the Hitler's NSDAP (National Socialist German Working Party), and from September 1935 - the main state emblem of Hitler's Germany, included in its coat of arms and the flag, as well as The emblems of the Wehrmacht - an eagle holding and claws wreath with a swastika (by the way, the left swastika one of the interpretations is the symbol of the "night sun", dark forces).

After 1933, she finally became perceived as a symbol of Nazi, as a result,, for example, was excluded from the emblems of the scout movement.
However, strictly speaking, the Nazi symbol was not any swastuby, but a four-way, with ends directed to the right side, and rounded by 45 °. At the same time, it should be in a white circle, which in turn is depicted on a red rectangle. It was this sign that was at the State Banner of National Socialist Germany from 1933 to 1945, as well as on the emblems of civil and military services of this country (although in decorative purposes, of course, used, including the Nazis, and other options). Actually, the Nazis used the term Hakenkreuz ("Hactenkreyts", literally "Hookan Cross", the "Curve" or "spider", "hook-shaped cross"), for the designation of their swastika symbol. Swastika), also having a walking in German.

The Cavka was chosen as a symbolism of the Third Reich not by chance. In 1908, the Austrian Mystic Guido background leaf discovered swastor motives in the magical ornaments of the ancient Germans. This fact gave him a reason to oppose the swastika Christian cross and declare in 1910 on the swastika as a symbol of all the anti-Semitic organizations in connection with the assumption of its absence among the Semitic peoples, although later, in the late 20s, the works of English and Danish archaeologists were published , found a swastika not only in the territories inhabited by the Semitic peoples (in Mesopotamia and Palestine), but also directly on the Hebrew sarcophagas. Occult society "Tula", which occupied by the studies of the German religious and mystical heritage, placed a swastika in his coat of arms.

Hitler himself repeatedly met with her as a child in the Benedictine Monastery in the city of Lambakh, Upper Austria, where he grew up: in 1897-98, Adolf sang in the monastery children's choir, and the building of the monastery was decorated with a swastika in several places. In addition, the Golden Swastube decorated the coat of arms of the abbot.

Siegrune.
Runa "Zig", attribute of the God of war. Sign of power, energy, struggle and death. In 1933, Hauptsturmführer SS Walter Heck, artist-schedule in the workshop of Ferdinand Hofstatter in Bonn, working out the layout of a new icon, united the two runes of "Zig". An expressive lightning-shaped form impressed the gimmler, which elected the "dual zipper" emblem of the SS. For the possibility of using the sign of the budget and financial department of the SS paid the right holder of the fee in the amount of 2.5 (!) Reichsmarock. In addition, Heck has developed both the Emblem Ca, combining the Runic "S" and Gothic "A".

Heilszeichen.
Rune "Haylszaychen", a symbol of success and good luck - elements of the runic ornamental elements, in particular, engraved on the SSEs award ring "Dead Head".

Hagallrune.
Runa "Hagal", symbolized the increment of faith (in the Nazi understanding of this word) demanding from each member of the SS. This Runa was widely used during various SSS ceremonies, in particular, at weddings.

Even unrelated schoolchildren know about the hobby of occultism in the third Reich. The media together with the figures from the story over the past twenty years has been written such that in Goebels propagandists the ears would be wrapped in the tubes. A hundreds of real and fantasy attributes are described, the values \u200b\u200bof the ancient runes are decrypted, the archives of secret occult organizations and institutions have been found. Thousands of books were written and hundreds of films were shot. It seems that they have now decided to impose responsibility for the atrocities of the Nazis, the blindness of the people and the inactivity of world leaders in the unleashing of the war, on the action of other unclean power.

One of the most mysterious attributes of the Third Reich is called the SS Ring "Dead Head" (it. Totenkopfrig der SS). What is known about him today.

View of the Outer Ring

The ring was established by the SS by Henry Himmler's flight on April 10, 1934, but was not a state award, but was considered the personal award of the head of the SS. Nevertheless, inside the SS ring was considered one of the highest awards. It is certainly unknown, for what merits it was awarded, but from the context, as its owner was deprived, it is clear that the lower ranks and stopped service in the SS Himmler were unnecessary. So, all the rings' rings that were resolved are temporarily lowered in the rank or excluded from the SS rows, who retired or retired, had to return rings and premium sheets. If the cavalier of the rings died, his family retained a premium sheet, but it was supposed to return the ring. Initially, the rings were awarded only to the members of the "Old Guard", the number of which did not exceed 5 thousand people. But in the future the rules of receiving the ring simplified and by 1939 almost every SS officer served for more than 3 years could have such a ring. However, disciplinary recovery in the past could delay the rings.

The idea of \u200b\u200bthe ring with the Rounic symbols was borrowed by Himmler in the pagan German mythology. So, God Tor had a ring from pure silver with the name that people swore. The oath cut out the runes on the spear of another God - Wotan. The "Dead Head" ring had a mystical meaning: according to the plan of the Himmler and the developer of the wiligut ring, it should have tied his owner at the astral level, which was received by the rings of the deceased SESSERS as "the symbol of the invisible presence of the fallen mood comrades." Thus, the ring was washed with a halo of mystery and elitism and, undoubtedly, served as a source of pride for the SSS.

The ring was manufactured at a fairly simple technological level of jewelry production by Gahr & Co in Munich. From a silver stamped plate with a width of 7 mm and a thickness of 3.5 mm, the ring was flexed and an awesome skull soldered over the seam. On the external rim, the rings were depicted two zig runes, swastika, khilszaychen and hagall runes. An abbreviation "S.LB." was engraved inside the rings. (From Seinem Lieben - my dear), and then there was a surname of the owner, the date of delivery and facsimile of Himmler. The final finishing of the ring was made by the company's jewelers manually, which gave the ring the type of fine work, and subsequently hampered the manufacture of fakes.

Inscriptions inside the rings

The headquarters "SS abschnitte" (SS counties) were regularly served by the list of applicants for awarding indicating the size of the rings. In SS Personalhauptmant (SS Department) considered lists and sent a rings with premium sheets, the text on which was reading:

"I award you with the Ring of the SS" dead head ". This ring symbolizes loyalty to the Führera, our adamant obedience and our fraternity and friendship. A dead head reminds us that we should always be ready to give our lives in the name of the good of the German people. Runes opposite the dead head symbolize our glorious past, which will be restored through national socialism. Two zig-runes symbolize the abbreviation of the SS. Swastika and Hagall-rune mean our imbibeable faith in the inevitable victory of our philosophy. The ring covers an oak wreath, oak - a traditional German tree. The ring "Dead Head" cannot be bought or sell. This ring should never get into the hands of one who has no right to keep it. If you leave the SS rows or perish, the ring should return to the PS Reichsphurera. The illegal acquisition or copying of the ring is strictly prohibited and prosecuted by law. Wear this ring with honor! G. Himmler. "

The ring could be worn only on the nameless finger of the left hand, the skull to himself, which was already unusual. As a rule, the receipt of the ring was timed to enhance the service. The ring was so honorable that many SSS and police officers independently ordered private jewelers and even with prisoners of silver or gold risers, similar to the official sample. Others wore their old rings with a dead head that had to walk in the time of Freykorps. There was a lot of fakes. Polish jewelers were especially famous, which made rings better than the original.

All returned rings were kept in the castle of Himmler in Vevelesburg, in memory of the owner. If the owner of the rings died at the front, his comrades were to remove the ring and also send it to Vevelesburg. The rings filmed from the dead members of the SS were used in the exposition of the Military Memorial in Werevelsburg, which even called "Schrein Des inhabers des Totenkopfrings" (the tomb of the owners of the Ring "Dead Head").

October 17, 1944, Reichsführer SS ordered to stop the further release of the rings until the war was completed. In the spring of 1945, Himmler gave an order, all rings stored in Vevelsburg hide under a mountain collapse caused by an directed explosion. The order was pursued and until now these rings are not found.

From 1934 to 1944 about 14,500 rings were released. As of January 1, 1945, according to CD documents, 64% of the rings were returned to Wovelsburg after the death of their owners, 10% were lost and 26% remained issued. And this means that at least 3,800 rings remained in the course of the war.

A little about the castle, which became the sanctuary of the Black Order of the SS. VEVELSBURG (HIM. WEWELSBURG) - Renaissance castle in the southern surroundings of Buren (Germany, Earth North Rhine-Westphalia). Erected in the first years of the XVII century as a residence of Paderborn bishop. The plan is a chaired triangle. On the ruins of this castle, the place under which she had some kind of force, the Himmler decided to create a completely unusual dedication center for members of the SS. Only in the first year, the reconstruction of the castle cost the execution of 14 million brands, and after all, these works continued until the end of the war. The reconstruction of the castle was performed by the concluded concentration camp "Niderhagen", which for the most part did not survive.

The Vevelsburg was a kind of SESS monastery, in which once a year General Order held a meeting of the secret consistory. Here, on Memoram Shelebreg, everyone who belonged to the highest leadership of the Order should have exercised their spirit in the art of concentration. What is the actual meaning of the Vevelsburg in the religious aspect of the ideology of CC during the Third Reich, remains still unclear.

At the same time, there are many places in the castle, as if rebeling from the ancient myths. Thus, the "Hall of ObergroupPenfuers" (12 knights) with a 12-finite swastika's outdoor mosaic (black sun), surrounded by 12 columns, is located above, the so-called "Valhalla", "Crypt" or "grave" in the basement of the Northern Tower, which picks up multiple 12 symbolism hall. In the middle of Valgalla on the floor there is a slight deepening, similar to the stone font. Inside it, the swastika, around - twelve pedestals. According to one of the versions, in the event of the death of one of the members of the Black Order (so called the Top SS), his coat of arms should have burned in this deepening, put in the urn and put on one of the pedestals. Here were the rings of the MS members. In the middle of the crypt there are pipes of feeding natural gas, to maintain the "eternal fire". According to the memoirs of Karl Wolf, various occult rituals were held in Valhalle, from which only one thing is reliably known about one - "baptism of blood." There could also be no senior of the highest ranks of the SS. And the crypt, and the "Hall of Obergrouppenfuers" are conceived so that, in whatever part of you, you are, how quiet you have said, your voice will still be well heard. The greatest effect is achieved if you get into the deepening or on the mosaic of the Black Sun and whisper something. In the Hall of ObergroupPenfuers, sitting at the round table, twelve overshrupenfuers, Knights of the "Black Order", peaked out the fate of humanity. All these facilities are very close to the Temple of the Grail of the Baireit Premiere of Parsifale 1882. The influence of the myth of the graveyard is present in the name of two training rooms - "King Arthur" and "Grail".

As directed by Himmler, a grandiose project of mastering the territory around the castle Vevelesburg was prepared. According to him, after the "final victory" in the castle there should be a "center of the world" - "Nazi Vatican". It was planned to conduct the reconstruction of the Vevelsburg for twenty years and spend 250 million Reichsmarocks on it ($ 1 billion 250 million in today's course). According to plan, the triangle of the castle fits into a gigantic ring of structures, surrounded around the circumference with a triple fortress wall of 15 meters high. All this had to symbolize the "Spear of Fate", inscribed in the Garlon's bowl. The semantic center of the SESS "Vatican" should be the Northern Tower of the Triangle Castle, aimed at the Mystical Island of Tula in the Arctic. In April 1945, the unfinished castle approached the special commission of the SSS. All the values \u200b\u200bof the castle were evacuated, and the castle of Vevelesburg himself was blown over the orders of Himmler. But Valhalla and the Hall of ObergroupPenfuers have been preserved until now. The restoration of the castle began in 1948 and now there is a local local lore museum, where the entire exposition is devoted to the SS stories ...

About mystic around the ring. In recent years, in recent years, several cases of mystical manifestation of the ring properties are described in the Internet. There is an opinion that before awarding, the rings passed some kind of mystical ritual, associated with witchcraft (Toli Jewelers Shamanili, Toli specials from the spell aneleter imposed). Why and for what is unknown, but alleged the ring, which has fallen, in other people's hands brought all sorts of evil: a disorder of health and affairs from his owner. In addition, the ring is not easy to get rid of it if he does not appear a new voluntary owner. Attempts to burst it into one such owner of the rings, then overpay - they did not get rid of the Zlosta. The stories and about the "unusual memory" of the ring, which passed information about their former owner. The new owner dreamed of dreams from the SSOs of the Past. Although such qualities in myths, usually endowed platinum.

On the presence of some kind of prisoner in the ring, the front-line, both German and Soviet were told. The requirement to return the ring from the killed owner, reversed in the military operations to return the ring, reference to the rear of special detachments. At the same time, often such "expeditions" ended with numerous victims.

As a hypothesis, the presence of mysticism in history with rings should also be considered the fact that the stored more than 11 thousand rings in the tomb of the castle Vevelesburg has not yet been found. Although the price of one rings in the black market of collectors has already exceeded 15 thousand euros and "hunters" for them not to count. Yes, and a search area of \u200b\u200ba very small neighborhood or the Castle of Vevelesburg itself, for due to prejudice, the rings could not leave the "sacred" place.

In addition, in many ancient cultures, including the Slavic, skull and bones, symbolized the ability to revive, the strength of the spirit and vital energy, were considered the personification of military valor, self-sacrifice in the name of the Motherland and Faith in victory, as well as the protection of ancestors. In other words, there are not the buried rings "seeds" of the revival of Nazism in the future. And judging by the flourishing of neo-Nazism in the world, not so far away.

There is another version of the occurrence of the occult, landed and without mysticism. From all this mystical "Labuda" with rings, "Black Order", ancient artifacts, secret rituals, a connection with the "Astral" and "Graale", and other, other, sticking out the pragmatic ears of another unrecognized Fuhrer of Germany - the greatest intrigued - Reichsfürera SS Henry Himmler.

Staying in the shadow of the "informative" Fuhrer, he, playing in hobbies of Hitler by Okkultism (teachings, information about which he himself also slipped the Führer), built his career of the Lord for the future, even taking into account the defeat in the war. He built a systemically, methodically, hiding behind with a tiny from the occult, based on the selected military force and the repressive car of the state. With beautifully removing the Ca detachments, submitted by the ROM, and then the Remo himself, Himmler, replaced them with the troops of the SS, thereby taking control of the Wehrmacht. The resulting SS Himmler invented to manage through its top - commanders. Until now, historians break a spear, according to the criteria, the Himmler selected the members of the SS into his "Black Order" of the elect, handed it to the "Dead Head" rings. And no one hitched the answer - selected commanders. Those who ruled the SS. From here gets another washed and the letter, which Himmler presented awarded, where, in fact, obliged to obey him personally. Implementing SD (Sicherheitsdienst) in Intelligence - Himmler controlled intelligence. Submitting the Anecherbian system - recharged scientists from the occult to military research under its control. By the way, out of 25 railway cars of the archive Anecherbe, which in the USSR in 1945, the inventory of documents relating to the occultism began to do only in the late 90s, since practical communists did not want to spend time on Ahin. Also entered the Americans with their archive. But military developments and in the USSR and in the United States were immediately put into production.

It was Himmler who concentrated capital from cultural values \u200b\u200binto the CC (including precious metals and stones), looted in occupied countries. At the same time, deftly knocking all dogs on Borman, whom still consider the "owner of the glow of the party that has disappeared." And so on and so forth. Already at the end of the war, leading separate negotiations with allies, Himmler showed not only Germany, but also to the whole world, who leads the Third Reich. Probably plans would be accomplished if the whole world was not so frightened by SS at the atrocities.

That's, and all that is known about the ring. Was mystic, or not, judge for yourself.