Hitler inspecting an assembly of his personal honour guard, is dressed in a brown, paramilitary uniform as leader of the nazi party NSDAP, with visor cap Schirmmütze), tunic, cross belt, gloves, jodhpur riding trousers, knee high jackboots, etc. The guarding soldiers on have black SS uniforms (Traditionsanzüge), swastika armbands (Hakenkreuzarmbinden, Kampfbinden) and steel helmets (Stahlhelme), holding rifles with attached bayonets; some men with ceremonial swords (SS-Degen). The buildings are decorated with Nazi swastika banners and flags; one building with Siemens? on a sign board.
The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, abbreviated as LSSAH, (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler") began as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard unit, 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.
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