Re: Meaning of \"Meine Ehre Heibt Treue?\"
Tom,
Also written "Meine Ehre heisst Treue" (ss instead of ß). To make this character, hold the ALT key on your keyboard, type 0223 on your numeric keypad (on the right, won't work with the numbers at the top of the keyboard), then let up on the ALT key after you've typed all 4 characters.
Be advised: This is from a period of time involving Nazi Germany and WWII, so the information you find and the sites that have the information may contain racist or nationalistic messages. I do not support or condone any type of that behavior and am simply doing some searches to help you find the information you have requested.
I have done some quick reading, and it seems that this is related to the Finnish SS Volunteers who signedup to fight the Russians and no one else. They refused to take oaths of loyalty to ******.
Here are some links:
Waffen - SS Units
Finnish Volunteer Army Literature - Specifically, look for "Olli Wikberg" (Try Google for this author, too)
More information than you will ever need- including lots of pictures, training, battles, casualties, Officer courses, disbandation, biographies, SS-ranks, letters & E-mail, etc.:
A Pictorial History of the Finnish Volunteer SS-Battalion
Here is a replica of your dagger for sale, with a description:
SS Schutzstaffel (Elite Guard) Dagger - about $40 for the
replica .
Here is a picture:
SS Enterprise's Knife Selection
Reference to this being an officer's dagger...
Museum of Tolerance
Go to
www.google.com and enter "Meine Ehre heisst Treue" including the quotes and you'll get about 1860 hits...
Learning about this stage in our world's development is sometimes disturbing, but the subject of war always is.
"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." [Sorry, can't recall original author of this quote /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif]
Good luck.
-JC
