a skull, but it was not on soldier's uniforms, it was on the uniforms of a divivsion of the SS.
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The deaths head emblem means "to die with honour"
The Holocaust was the Nazi regime's shameful 'secret', and photography was forbidden in the camps and ghettos. However, some SS men did take a few photos, and there were a few carefully chosen 'official' photos of what the Nazis called 'Resettlement in Eastern Europe'. In the Lodz Ghetto, the head of the Jewish Council had a kind of photographic record kept, but this was most unusual. Many of the negatives have survived.
In my opinion Himmler did nothing that was admirable or great. Even when he tried to surrender to the Allies he had his own personal agenda in mind. He was responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews. He was also responsible for the deaths of 5 million other people Hitler considered "Undesirable". He was the head of the SS and they were really bad "dudes". Oh, sure he did a great job for Hitler but did nothing great for Germany or mankind.
The Wehrmacht was the Armed forces The Army was the Heer Slang terms: Boche which is French for hard head American's called them krauts short for saurkraut. The British called them Jerry's
Mostly forgotten.