Cuff title explained

The cuff title (German: Ärmelstreifen) is a form of commemorative or affiliation insignia placed on the sleeve, near the cuff, of German military and paramilitary uniforms. The tradition can be traced back to the foundation of the "Gibraltar" band, which was authorised in 1783 by King George III for regiments of the Electorate of Hanover.[1] [2] [3]

Cuff titles are often associated with the Second World War and units of the Waffen SS but were widely used by all branches of the German military, including paramilitary and civilian organizations.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kögler, Johannes-Paul . Ehre als tragbares Zeichen: Zur politischen, sozialen und kulturgeschichtlichen Bedeutung von Orden und Ehrenzeichen am Beispiel des Königreichs Hannover 1814–1866 . Tectum Wissenschaftsverlag . 2018 . 978-3828870307. p.219
  2. Book: Senne, Christian. The Gibraltar cuff title. The History of a military honorbadge 1784-1918. Das "Gibraltar-Ärmelband". Die Geschichte eines militärischen Ehrenzeichens 1784-1918 . Sandro . Wiggerich . Steven . Kensy. Staat Macht Uniform. Uniformen als Zeichen staatlicher Macht im Wandel? (= Studien zur Geschichte des Alltags 29). . Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart . 2011. 9783515099332.
  3. Web site: . Gibraltar Cuff Title. www.kaisersbunker.com . 2020-11-05.
  4. Book: Williamson, Gordon . World War II German Police Units . Osprey Publishing . 2006 . 9781846030680 . p.36
  5. Book: Littlejohn. David. Dodkins. Colonel C. M.. Orders, Decorations, Medals and Badges of the Third Reich . 134–137. R. James Bender Publishing, California . 1968.
  6. Book: Supreme Headquarters Allied expeditionary force . German medals and decorations . 1945. p.16
  7. Book: Zentralvorschrift A1-2630/0-9804 . Anzugordnung für die Soldatinnen und Soldaten der Bundeswehr . Bundeswehr . 2019 . 2020-11-05 . 2020-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216075303/https://www.bundeswehr.de/resource/blob/46282/3b9ce2e84adacfd16bd168deec979e41/pdf-anzugordnung-der-bundeswehr-data.pdf . dead . p.110f
  8. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/gibraltar/g10.jpg Armee-Verordnungs-Blatt Nr.7 13.03.1901
  9. Book: Roth, Björn Gerhard . Halt, Feldgendarmerie!: Die Ordnungstruppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1939 -1945. 978-3749436576. 2019. BoD – Books on Demand . p.210
  10. Book: Bundesministerium für Verteidigung . Taschenbuch für Wehrfragen. Festland Verlag . 1974 . p.400

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