Wikipedia
Totenkopf (i.e. skull, literally dead's head) is the German word for the skull and crossbones and death's head symbols. The Totenkopf symbol is an old international symbol for death, the defiance of death, danger, or the dead, as well as piracy. It consists usually of the human skull with or without the mandible and often includes two crossed long-bones ( femurs), most often depicted with the crossbones being behind some part of the skull.
It is commonly associated with 19th- and 20th-century German military use.
The Totenkopf is a hill in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, forming the highest point in the Kaiserstuhl region. The hill is topped by an observation tower and a 120-m (394-ft) Deutsche Telekom communications tower. Wine and fruit are cultivated on its slopes.
The Totenkopf is a hill , on the Brilon Heights in the counties of Hochsauerlandkreis and Paderborn, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Totenkopf is German for "death's head" or "skull" and may refer to:
- Totenkopf (symbol), military symbol
- Totenkopf (Haardt), hill saddle (513,7 m) in the Palatine Forest
- Totenkopf (Hainich) (444 m), hill in the Hainich, Thuringia
- Totenkopf (Kaiserstuhl) (556.6 m), hill in the Kaiserstuhl
- Totenkopf (Sauerland) (502.6 m), hill in the Sauerland,
- Totenkopf (High Tauern) (3,151 m), mountain in the High Tauern range in Austria
See also:
- SS-Totenkopfverbände
- 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf