Like those for enlisted men, the collar patches for NCOs in the Waffen-SS consisted of unpiped (after 1940) collar patches, containing the unit insignia (for the Leibstandarte, the standard SS runes) and rank insignia, which was composed of 12mm aluminium pips, woven 6mm aluminium tresse, or both. The first of the two junior NCO grades, … Continue reading Non-Commissioned Officers