Period photo of an SA Wermannschaft man holding a rifle
Period photo of an SA Wermannschaft man holding a rifle
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Period photo of an SA Wermannschaft man holding a rifle. 9 x 6cm. Very good condition with minor signs of age.
A special Hitler decree of 19.1.139 charged the SA with the pre- and post-military training of the entire male population between the ages of 18 and 65 to include those considered unfit for military duty. As a result the SA-Wehrmannschaften was created. It was an SA-controlled compulsorily conscripted home guard made up of fomer members of the Hitler Youth partially disabled but still considered fit for service plus older men not yet called up for military service. In addition to training, it was also responsible as a co-ordinating agency for political defence organisations and the allocation of personnel to Heimatflak, Stadtwacht and Landwacht.
Rare photo