User blog comment:KennyChief/S.H.I.E.L.D. is a UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT organization, not International./@comment-6127681-20151013043349/@comment-6127681-20151019051317

True, that is a Wehrmacht uniform. But then again, we see HYDRA is possession of what were Wehrmacht facilities from our timeline, and Afrikakorps material at the end of the war, so I think it's safe to posit that they essentially acted as liaison between the SS and the Wehrmacht. I mean, it makes sense too. Who would be using the weapons HYDRA developed? The SS, sure, but also the Wehrmacht. It makes sense for Wehrmacht officers to be recruited into HYDRA to provide insight to the needs of the Heer, Luftwaffe, and Kriegsmarine out on the battlefield. Actually, how else would HYDRA know what to even make if they didn't have at least a few Wehrmacht officers and troops used for liaison purposes? Why wouldn't those troops test out those weapons? It still makes sense. And also, I just attribute the lack of the Reichsadler to laziness/inaccuracy on the part of the costume designers. Johann Schmidt's Allgemeine-SS uniform is incorrect, but no-one doubts he was part of the SS (at least initially ;) ). The US Army uniforms are incorrect, too, but no-one doubts that they're really American troops. There is more than enough Nazi paraphernalia and insignia on them to conclude that they are part of the SS. At least, in my opinion.