A divisional collar patch bearing the insignia was intended, but it is unlikely it was ever issued. During their formation and training in the Bácska region during the summer of 1944, the soldiers often dressed in khaki tropical uniforms with shorts. The official headgear of the division was the SS M43 fez: a field gray model to be worn with service uniform and a red model for dress uniform. Members of the division that had previously served in the 13th SS Division often continued to wear the divisional collar patch of that division, which showed an arm holding a scimitar over a swastika. These non-standard uniform items continued to be worn by members of the division after they became part of the 31st SS Division in October 1944. See also List of Waffen-SS units Table of ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts Notes References Books Documents Foreign volunteer units of the Waffen-SS 23 Military units and formations established in 1944 Military units and formations disestablished in 1944 Bosnia and Herzegovina in World War II Military history of Croatia Military units and formations of Germany in Yugoslavia in World War II Mutinies in World War II Collaboration during World War II Collaboration with the Axis Powers Criminal organizations