In the summer of 1940, the SS Infantry Regiment "Nordwest" Regiment "Westland" composed of Germanic Dutch and Flemish men were raised and would become one of the three constituent regiments of the 5th SS Division "Wiking."
In the spring of 1941 a second Germanic regiment was raised, the SS Infantry Regiment "Nordwest"composed of Dutch, Flemish and Danish men.
Unlike the volunteers in the Westland Regiment whom wore SS Collar Tabs, the volunteers in the Norwest were granted the distinction of their own special collar tab of a three-legged swastika referred as Trident sunwheel.

By September 1941 the Nordwest was disbanded and its personnel distributed to their respective ethnic legion formation.
Many of the transferees from the disbanded Nordwest continued to wear their Trifos Collar Tab for a time in their respective ethnic legions.

The Trifos collar tab was the standard insignia issued to the "Freikorps Danmark." These tabs were provided to Danish volunteers when they arrived at the training camp in Hamburg, which included the aluminun bullion hand made Trifos for officers. It was carried during the stay in Hamburg and also on arrival at the Posen-Treskau training camp in September of 1941. However it was immediately removed upon arrival to Posen and replaced by the popular SS runes.

In May 1943 the Flemish Legion was disbanded. Flemish legionnaires had the option of joining the newly formed SS Assault Brigade "Langemarck." Members of the Sturmbrigade and later the 27th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Langemarck were authorized to wear the Trifos collar tab.

The complete collar torn off a tunic was found somewhere in the Ukraine. Has the proper stitching behind the collar with the tabs placed correctly, one of the legs of the Trifos collar tab is damage a little nevertheless very rare.

The first SS clothing factory was established in Dachau concentration camp, where the main SS clothing depot was also located.
With the increasing recruitment of non-Germans into the Waffen-SS after 1940, Himmler became concerned about the use of the SS runes insignia by those not racially suitable for full SS membership, and he instructed that such recruits should wear some form of collar tab without SS runes.The SS thereafter designed and issued a range of appropriate collar tabs for its foreign volunteers, and pending the distribution of these insignia blank collar tabs were often worn in new formations as an interim measure.
German SS officers and NCOs serving in foreign units were still entitled to wear the SS runes collar tabs and from July 1943, if they chose to identify with their men they were obliged to sport the SS runes embroidered below the left breast pocket instead.

Above is a scarce blank collar tab worn by most foreign volunteers and "SD" personnel. Next is the a standard RZM pattern embroidered SS rune insignia.

Above you'll find the German made Trifos Collar tab that was issued to Danish volunteers in the Freikorps and later to Flemish volunteers in the SS Assault Brigade "Langemarck."

Next is a very rare locally made Danish Freikorps collar tab. The Freikorps collar tab was issued on 28 April 1942 and worn for only 6 months. The Danish flag is embroidered on a black wool cloth.

The "Sonnerad" (sunwheel) collar tab was issued to Nordic volunteers incorporated in the SS-Panzergrenadier Rgt 23 Norge and SS-Panzergrenadier Rgt 24 Danmark. These collar tabs were probably issued in May 1943 while the regiments were in the Grafenwohr training grounds. The Sunwheel collar tab is the standard Dachau made tab.

Below you'll find a late pattern Dutch wolf-hook collar tab (German issued in 1944). This collar tab was issued to Dutch volunteers in the "4. SS Panzer-Grenadier Brigade Nederland."

In the middle is the "Odal" rune collar tab, issued around early March 1942 to volunteers of the "7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen." This division was a truly Germanic formation comprised of ethnic Germans who lived in the Balkans.

Next is a collar tab issued to members of the "22. SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division Maria Theresia." This Division was comprised of ethnic Hungarian Germans and Hungarians. The cornflower tab was issued in limited quantities.

On top you'll find the Hungarian Waffen-SS collar tab issued to volunteers in the "25. Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS "Hunyadi." Picture evidence shows that this "H" pattern collar tab was issued and worn but in very limited quantities.

Next is a very rare locally made Estonian collar tab that was worn by men in the "20. Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS Estnische." The early pattern collar tab is machine embroidered. In addition a metal type collar tab was also made and worn by Estonian volunteers. The Germans produced an Estonian version collar tab, however it was very unpopular with the troops that very few were worn.

Next is a late pattern Latvian collar tab, issued and worn by volunteers in the "15. Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS Lettische."

Below is a Wolf's Head collar tab that was made for the "Ostturkische Waffen-Verband der SS." In October 1944, this formation was initially comprised of three separate eastern groups: Idel-ural, Turkestan and Krim. By March 1945 the Aserbeidschan legion was added. The German made Wolf's Head collar tab was never issued.

In late 1943, a special tab insignia was issued to members of the "13. Waffen-Gebirgs Division der SS Handschar." The insignia consisted of a hand holding a Simitar with a swastika.

Next is an Italian collar tab that was made for members of the "29. Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS Italienische." The insignia shows silver-grey fasces. There is no indication that this tab was issued or worn.