LAH Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler WWII divisional insignia patch

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LAH Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler WWII divisional insignia iron-on patch, can be sewn on, approx 2 3/4″ tall.

The 1st SS Panzer Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler”, short LSSAH, (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler”) began as Adolf Hitler’s personal bodyguard, responsible for guarding the Führer’s person, offices, and residences. Initially the size of a regiment, the LSSAH eventually grew into an elite division-sized unit during World War II.

The LSSAH participated in combat during the invasion of Poland, and was amalgamated into the Waffen-SS together with the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT) and the combat units of the SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV) prior to Operation Barbarossa in 1941. By mid-1942 it had been increased in size from a regiment to a Panzergrenadier division and was designated SS Panzergrenadier Division “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler”. It received its final form as a Panzer division in October 1943.

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