Studentenverbindung
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Studentenverbindung or studentische Korporation, often referred to as Verbindung, is the umbrella term for many different types of fraternity associations among students in German-speaking countries;
Meeting of a German student corps (2010)
Corporation house of the Katholischer Studentenverein Arminia (Catholic Students Society Arminia) Bonn (1900–present)
Ritual dueling in Würzburg around 1900
Couleur bands of the Zionist Verbindung Nehardea.
Dueling scar
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Dueling scars have been seen as a "badge of honour" since as early as 1825. Known variously as "Mensur scars", "the bragging scar", "smite", "Schmitte", or "Renommierschmiss", dueling scars were popul
Studentenverbindung
…with sharp blades; although a member's eyes are protected, the tradition allows for cosmetic facial wounds, which often result in a scar called a Schmiss. Such a scar is regarded as a point of pride that demonstrates the member's "readiness to fight". The object and purpose of the Corps was and still is…
Aenne and Franz Burda, 9 July 1931. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, dueling scars were seen as a badge of honor in Germany and Austria, making their owners "good husband material".
Attorney Curt Silberman showing an old dueling scar on his jaw (1967)
Rudolf Diels, co-founder and head of the Gestapo from 1933 to 1934