CONGRATS ! A Nice Matched TeNo Collar Tab Set + Others(!)
I've attached a page from a 1940 TeNo MERKBUCH which shows the Collar Tab & the
Shoulder Boards used for the then current TeNo Ranks.
Your ZAHNRAD (Cog) Left Collar Tab was used for the TeNo • TN Ranks of:
1) TN-Mann
2) Vormann
3) Obervormann
Your Right Collar Tab has Roman Numeral "XII" which references Landesgruppe XII,
which had different designations over time:
XII = Hessen [HQ Frankfurt am Main] 1934-1936
XII = Hessen-Westmark [HQ Frankfurt am Main] 1937-Sept 30, 1941
XII = Westmark [HQ Frankfurt am Main] October 1, 1941
XII = TN. Berich Rhein [HQ Frankfurt am Main then Mainz] 1942/1943 - Kriegsend
So, that Right Collar Tab "XII" could have reasonably been used from 1936-1945.
What is very interesting is that the "XII" worn alone, designated that the individual
was assigned to the HQ of the Landesgruppe XII. From 1942/1943 the 'XII" could
have also had a different designation under the Bereich system. [This part of the TeNo
story is still unfolding.]
My 'belief' is that the same black wool material was used for
both the SS Tabs & TeNo Tabs.
SUPER TeNo Matched Tabs Set ! ... Thanks for sharing. ... Dave / dblmed
