[Above: Close-up of Estonian Waffen-SS collar tab. This style of collar tab is known as Estonia No. 1.]

[Above: Here's an example of the above collar tab in use. This is a studio photo of Ants-Eduard Teder, taken August 13, 1944. Teder served in the Estonian Waffen-SS Volunteer Brigade.]

[Above: Close-up of Estonian Waffen-SS collar tab. This style of collar tab is known as Estonia No. 2.]

[Above: Here's an example of the second collar tab used by Estonian volunteers. An SS-Schtüze of the SS-Mannschaft. His collar tab is of a swastika variation, or a 'double-armed swastika'. The collar tab is labeled as Estonia No. 2.]

[Above: Close-up of two variants of Estonian Waffen-SS collar tabs. This style of collar tab is considered 'unofficial' even though it seemed to have been widely used.]

[Above: SS-Untersturmführer Valter Allase of the 20. Waffen Grenadier Division der SS (estnische Nr 1) photographed in 1944. He is wearing an example of the collar tab design above. He earned the Iron Cross 2nd Class for bravery together with other Estonians from the Schutzmannschaft Front Bataillon 36 Arensburg in December 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad.]

[Above: Obergruppenfuhrer Felix Steiner, the original commander of the 5th SS-Divsion Wiking, is seen here awarding a Knight's Cross to Obersturmfuhrer Harald Riipalu (born February 13, 1912 in St. Petersburg), an Estonian volunteer. August 23, 1944.]

[Above: Estonian Waffen-SS volunteer Haralt Nugiseks, winner of the Knight's Cross on April 9th 1944. Nugiseks was an NCO in the 1st SS-Volunteer-Grenadier-Regiment 46.]

[Above: Estonian Waffen-SS volunteers. The soldier in the foreground wears a Knight's Cross.]

[Above: An Estonian guard from the 20.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (estnische Nr.1) stands guard over an anti-aircraft gun on the Eastern Front. Circa July 1944.]

[Above: Estonians from the 20th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division.]

[Above: Oh the irony. It is recorded that this kitten's name is 'Nina' but the guys name is unknown. June 1944.]

[Above: Estonian Hero Admiral Johan Pitka (left) meets with leaders of the 20. Waffen Grenadier Division der SS (estnische Nr 1) during a visit with Estonian volunteers in 1944.]

[Above: Estonian SS-volunteers Evald Lokk and Väinö Tammik.]

[Above: Estonian SS-Unterscharführer Harald Nugiseks from the 20. Waffen Grenadier Division der SS (estnische Nr 1). Nugiseks won the Knight's Cross for his personal bravery during the assault on the Soviet bridgehead at Vaasa-Vepsküla-Siiverts, the location where the main attack to destroy the Narva front was feared. Nugiseks heroically led three assaults and finally broke through enemy resistance, thus aiding in the elimination of the bridgehead.]

[Above: SS-Hauptsturmführer Paul Maitla of the 20. Waffen Grenadier Division der SS (estnische Nr 1). Maitla is shown here shortly after earning the Knight’s Cross for leading the recapture of the central hill of the Sinimäed during the Battle of Tannenberg Line, effectively stopping the Soviet offensive in the sector.]

[Above: The final photograph of Paul Maitla (in the first photograph, second from left) seen here with four other Estonian volunteers. They were murdered by red Czechs after this photo was taken, on May 10, 1945 near Nymburk.]

[Above: Estonian Waffen-SS volunteers hitching a ride atop a tank...]

[Above: Volunteers of the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian).]

[Above: Volunteers of the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian).]

[Above: Estonian volunteer Alfons Rebane.]

[Above: Obersturmbannführer Harald Riipalu, commander in 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian). He was decorated on August 23, 1944 with the Knight's Cross.]

[Above: Joseph Goebbels speaking to a young Estonian soldier.]

[Above: A young SS-Rottenführer from the 20. Waffen Grenadier Division der SS (estnische Nr 1), Circa late 1943 or early 1944.]

[Above: Residents of Tallinn welcome German forces.]

[Above: This Estonian volunteer served in the Waffen-SS Wiking division.]

[Above: SS-Sturmbannführer Harald Riipalu.]

[Above: Estonian comrades on the Narva front.]