Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel shoulderboards on both sides. In March 1936, the camp "service" was formally established as the third branch of the SS, the "Totenkopfverbände" or skull units. At about this same time, for similar reasons, the military SS formations (the "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" and the "SS-Verfügungstruppe") adopted a service uniform in what was termed "earth-grey" ("erdgrau"). This also was based on the black uniform, but without the red "Hakenkreuz" armband, its place on the left sleeve being taken by an eagle-and-swastika patch, and worn with trousers and shoes or calf-high jackboots. In June 1938 this uniform was authorized for full-time "Allgemeine-SS"
Bombing the Nazis format of a compilation documentary, relying heavily on newsreel material. The film also incorporated combat footage from both the RAF and USAAF film units, as well as a sequence that was obtained from French sources showing the devastation of the Renault factory and the nearby residential area. . "Bombing the Nazis" was shot in 35 mm, for theatrical showing both in England and Canada as a newsreel accompanying feature films. Each NFB film was shown over a six-month period as part of the shorts or newsreel segments in approximately 800 theatres across Canada. The NFB had an arrangement with Famous