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    Totenkopf (German: [ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔpf], i.e. skull, literally "dead person's head") is the German word for skull. The word is often used to denote a figurative...
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    The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" (German: 3. SS-Panzerdivision "Totenkopf") was an elite division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World...
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    organisation to the SS-Wachverbände (guard units) formed in 1933. While the Totenkopf was the universal cap badge of the SS, the SS-TV also wore this insignia...
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  • The totenkopf (German for death's head or skull) is a military symbol. Totenkopf may also refer to: Totenkopf (High Tauern), a mountain in the Glockner...
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    SS-Ehrenring (redirect from Totenkopf Ring)
    ring reflects Himmler's interest in Germanic mysticism and includes the Totenkopf symbol and Armanen runes. The ring was designed by Karl Maria Wiligut...
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    soon renamed the Stoßtrupp (shock troop), also adopted in May 1923 the Totenkopf (death's head) and oak leaf as a means of insignia, both of which were...
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    The Totenkopf is a hill in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, forming the highest point in the Kaiserstuhl region. The hill is topped by an observation tower...
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    Concentration Camps Inspector. In 1939, Eicke became commander of the SS Division Totenkopf of the Waffen-SS, leading the division during the Second World War on...
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  • The Totenkopf is a hill 502.6 m above sea level (NHN), on the Brilon Heights in the counties of Hochsauerlandkreis and Paderborn, in the German state...
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    the Totenkopf Panzerjäger platoon saved the Deutschland Regiment from being destroyed and their bridgehead lost. That same day, as the SS Totenkopf Division...
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