Friday, August 3, 2012

Karl Diebitsch, in the all-black SS uniform he helped to design, looking at Allach porcelain figures.
Professor[1]Karl Diebitsch (January 3, 1899 – August 1985) was an artist and soldier responsible for much of the Third Reich SS regalia, including the Chained SS Officer’s dagger scabbard. Diebitsch worked with graphic designer Walter Heck to design the all-black SS uniform.[2] Also with his business partner, industrialist Franz Nagy, Diebitsch began the production of art porcelain at the porcelain factory Porzellan Manufaktur Allach.

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