BACKGROUND: SA collar tabs whose color designated the area ("Landschaften") the unit was attached to were instituted as early as 1926, with changes in 1929, 1931, early 1933, early 1934, late 1934, late 1938 or early 1939, and in 1940/1941. The dark wine red coloration with white numerals was used by groups "Ostland" (after 1940 "Tannenberg") and "Westfalen" from 1933 onwards.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Dark wine red wool parallelogram, near whose forward edge are sewn double vertical bars of white lace, with a black, center dividing line. Piped in white rayon. To the reverse, the edges of its wool obverse are folded inwards and glued to a buckram backing.