Symbol of: Neo-Nazi symbol
Also Known As: "Death's Head" or Totenkopf
Traditional Use/ Origins: Symbol of the Nazi Schutzstaffel(SS)
Hate Group/ Extremist Orginization: Neo-Nazi, Racist Skinheads
Extremist Meaning or Representation: Shows allegiance to the white supermacist movement
Background/ History: The "Death's Head" was the symbol of the SS-Totenkophfverbande[one of the three original branches of the SS] whose purpose was to guard the concentration camps. Most of the Original members of this orginization where later transferred into and became the core of a Waffen SS division, the Deaths Head Division. The symbol is most often seen as a tatto, which sometimes indicates that its wearer has murdered one of the movements enemies.
Oh, I'm sorry. You meant the Skull and Bones Society of Yale University. My bad.
