Did the SS use Lugers?

Navy · 12-19-2005, 08:51 AM

There are pictures extant of Himmler shooting a luger with both left and right hand; there are written descriptions of Hitler shooting a luger at the Berghof. I own the pistol and have pictures of von Ribbentrop wearing a P-08. He was, btw, a major general in the SS.
But as Doug remarked above, the SS were low on the logistical food chain and were generally seen as thugs and rowdies by the aristocrats who ran the Army.

Tom A

12-19-2005, 08:51 AM	#7
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	There are pictures extant of Himmler shooting a luger with both left and right hand; there are written descriptions of Hitler shooting a luger at the Berghof. I own the pistol and have pictures of von Ribbentrop wearing a P-08. He was, btw, a major general in the SS. But as Doug remarked above, the SS were low on the logistical food chain and were generally seen as thugs and rowdies by the aristocrats who ran the Army. Tom A