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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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8th SS or 7th SS emblems
b2nhvi
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Posted: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 - 01:49 PM UTC
I am looking for a decal of the 8th SS (or 7th SS) division emblem, approx. .3 X .3 inch (6mm X 6 mm). I've seen sheets with bunches of emblems but I need just one. Anybody have a spare? (It is for a 1/35 37 mm AT gun's shield. )
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Posted: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 - 02:48 PM UTC

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I am looking for a decal of the 8th SS (or 7th SS) division emblem, approx. .3 X .3 inch (6mm X 6 mm). I've seen sheets with bunches of emblems but I need just one. Anybody have a spare? (It is for a 1/35 37 mm AT gun's shield. )


Sorry, can't help you with that decal, but maybe with this: unless you have a reference photo, the gun shield of the 37 mm Pak is an unlikely place for a divisional emblem. Those guns extremely relied on camouflage, since they would engage from relatively short ranges... cheers!
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Posted: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 - 04:43 PM UTC
Tis true. No photos, that I've found. I'm using a little artistic license . Both units were primarily were anti partisan units. I figure they might have been a little less concerned with camo as intimidation by letting their opposition know who they were. 7th SS (Prinz Eugen) was in the Balkans and was heavily equipped with Czech weapons, a prime candidate for using the PaK 36t. Though they were fairly well mechanized. But light gun in heavily mountainous terrain .... The 8th SS (Florian Geyer) was in the Beloruss / Ukraine area. The Pak 36t was a cavalry gun and they were a cav unit ...... But I've not seen anything on the source of their weapons.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 05, 2017 - 04:52 PM UTC
Oops! Pak 37t!!! Didn't get my PaKs straight. (Yes! That was a pun.)
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