Waffen-SS Germania Cuff Title

By 1935, the Leibstandarte regiment had been joined by the Germania and Deutschland regiments. They operated under the Verfugungstruppe, which was a unit of divisional strength. Hitler had made it clear that the Verfugungstruppe was “a standing armed unit exclusively at my disposal.” It was to take its place in the army’s order of battle. The para-military Totenkpofverbande (Death’s Head Unit) had the task “to clear up special tasks of a police nature”