English:
Waffen-SS uniform used by a "frontkjemper" ("Frontfighter", a Norwegian collaborationist volunteer ) of
Regiment Nordland (from November 1942
11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland).
Tunic with black SS-Mann (private) insignia on left collar badge (Kragenspiegel, gorget patch), the SS runes (
Sigrunen) on right collar tab, and SS eagle ("Ärmelvogel"), Norwegian flag cloth patch and cufftitle "Nordland" on left sleeve. Also dogtag, SS belt buckle ("Meine Ehre heißt Treue"), belt and field gear frame with straps and Mauser ammunition pouches, SS eagle (Ärmelvogel), steelhelmet (Stahlhelm) with SS runes decal, etc. Pins, decorations, etc. on tunic: "Fronterkjempermerket", "Pohjoisrintama Die Nordfront 1941-1943" (Finland/Third Reich Finnisch-deutsches Nordfrontkreuz), SS Nordland ring and skull ring. Soldiers' songbook in Norwegian ("Frontkjemper sangbok"). Peaked field cap M43 with cloth SS skull and eagle on side. Propaganda poster for "Den norske skijegerbataljon" on the wall.
Photo taken on May 8th, 2019 at
Lofoten War Memorial Museum ("Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum") in Svolvær, Norway. The exhibitions show uniforms, smaller items, etc. from World War II and
the German occupation of Norway 1940–1945.