Edelweiss Flower Ww2. Oct 13 2017 GRAFENWOEHR Germany -- Many Americans serving in Germany know the Edelweiss as a nice lodge and resort nestled between majestic mountains bright blue skies vibrantly green trees and fluffy. What Do Edelweiss Flowers Symbolize.
The cap badge is based on the edelweiss Leontopodium alpinum German. Did you know that the Edelweiss flower was a symbol of resistance against Naziism during WWII or that it almost went extinct because of over picking after th. The German language word for such mountain infantry is Gebirgsjger mountain hunter or rifleman.
It is among the few Nazi military emblems not to include swastikas or rune symbols.
German Third Reich Ww2. It grows at heights of 1500 to 3000 meters so its not commonly found in most areas of the world. The edelweiss or Leontopodium alpinum as it is scientifically known is technically not a single flower but more than 50 to 500 tiny florets clustered in 2 to 12 yellow flower heads capitula surrounded by 5 to 15 velvety white leaves bracts arranged in the shape of a star. Their insignia was the edelweiss the flower that grows above the treeline.