Wewelsburg
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Wewelsburg is a Renaissance castle located in the village of Wewelsburg, which is a district of the town of Büren, Westphalia, in the Landkreis of Paderborn in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia,
Wewelsburg, seen from the Alme valley
Aerial view
Eastern wing with access-bridge
Inner courtyard
SS-Ehrenring
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The SS-Ehrenring, unofficially called Totenkopfring, was an award of the Schutzstaffel. The ring was not a state decoration but rather a personal gift bestowed by Heinrich Himmler to SS members of dis
Wewelsburg
…Wewelsburg Castle should become the Reichshaus der SS-Gruppenführer (Reich-House of the SS-Gruppenführer). In 1938, Himmler ordered the return of all death's head rings (German: Totenkopfringe) of dead SS-men and officers. They were to be stored in a chest in the castle. This was to symbolize the ongoing membership of…
SS-Ehrenring
SS-Totenkopfring from 1933