Hugo Boss Nazi Ss Uniforms
After hugo boss became affiliated with the nazis his brand marketing and profit.
Hugo boss nazi ss uniforms. Heinrich himmler in an ss uniform of a type manufactured by hugo boss visiting dachau concentration camp. The german fashion firm hugo boss has apologised for its maltreatment of forced workers during world war ii when it supplied the nazis with uniforms. Bundesarchiv bild 152 11 12 cc by sa 3 0 the little clothing company flourished with the government contracts and by 1933 boss was manufacturing uniforms for the ss hitler youth and the brown shirts worn by the paramilitary wing of the nazi party. Production continued throughout the war.
Hugo boss recently funded a study that delves into their involvement with the production of uniforms for german armed forces and the waffen ss during world war ii. In 1933 hugo boss was producing the uniforms for the ss and hitler youth as well as the standard nazi brownshirts. It s one of those bits of trivia that most wwii buff know. Hugo boss founded the textile factory in 1923 ms.
The hugo boss company was one of the companies that produced these black uniforms for the ss. By the third quarter of 1932 the all black ss uniform to replace the sa brown shirts was designed by ss oberführer prof. To come clear right at the beginning it s not true. By 1938 the firm was focused on producing wehrmacht uniforms and later also uniforms for the waffen ss.
Uncover one of fashion s most controversial secrets in m2m s newest. By 1940 the nazi collaborators at hugo boss were pulling in some 1 000 000 reichsmarks. He joined the nazi party in 1931 and two years later began manufacturing nazi uniforms. It issued the apology to coincide with the.
Hugo boss was about to go bankrupt when he decided to join the nazi party and became a sponsored member of the ss. Before becoming the luxury brand we all know today hugo boss manufactured uniforms for the nazi party during world war ii. According to popular wisdom hugo ferdinand boss founder of the hugo boss fashion brand was responsible for designing nazi germany s military uniforms most notably the sleek menacing black ss uniform. Heinrich himmler in an ss uniform of a type manufactured by hugo boss visiting dachau concentration camp.