Wearing the Army Dagger

An Army Leutnant Poses for his Formal Portrait with his Army Dagger Complete with Portepee tied in the Method Specified by the 4 May 1942 Order. The hanger buckles and portion of the straps can be seen extending beneath the skirt of his Enlisted Pattern service tunic. The Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon is looped through the second button hole while the German Sport badge is pinned to his left breast pocket. Note that the unit insignia on the shoulder straps have been covered with slides as ordered at the beginning of the war. This order was later rescinded in early 1944.

A High Grade Career Official with the role of Major roses in Service Uniform Wearing his Army Officer Dagger with Portepee. The dagger is suspended from deluxe hangers featuring oak leaf embellished suspension clips. The collar patches with serrated litzen denote the high grade career.

In This Period Portrait an Army Leutnant Poses with his Army Dagger Complete with Portepee in the 1935 Regulation "Tie" and Standard Hangers Suspended from beneath the Skirt of the Tunic. The reverse of the photograph is signed,"Kreuzholler, LTN Kriegsjahr 1940". His decorations include the iron Cross 1st Class and the SA Sport badge.

An Army Leutnant Poses with his 1935 Pattern Officer's Dagger Complete with Portepee. The dagger is suspended from beneath the skirt of the tunic and appears to have a white celluloid-over-wood or ivory grip rather than the more common yellow or orange variety.

This Period Photograph Comes to the Author Directly from the Son of the Young Army Leutnant Clutching his 1935 Pattern Army Officer Dress Dagger. The son preferred that his father's name be omitten in this photograph caption. Note that the portepee is tied in the manner prescribed by the 1935 Army regulation and that the Officer is wearing regulation grey suede gloves with his Service uniform.

This Period Signed Portrait of Major Helmuth Rogge Providesan Excellent View of the 1935 Pattern Army Officer Dagger Complete with Portepee and Deluxe Hangers. A veteran of WWI Service, Major Rogge was the brother of Bernhard Rogge who was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oakleaved as Commander of the Kriegsmarine Surface Raider "Atlantis". Among Major Rogge's awards are the 1939 Spange to the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class, 1939 Iron Cross 1st Class and General Assault Badge.

Ltc. (Ret.) Thomas M. Johnson, "Wearing the Edged Weapons of the Third Reich", Volume III, Author Published, 1998

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