The “death skulls” used today are pretty much the same concept as painting large snarling tigers on the front of our tanks during the Korean war, or painting sharks teeth on airplanes.
It’s a form of psychological warfare in that it boosts our morale while striking fear in our enemy.
Not really. The SS death skulls and grim reapers and other satanic crap is different. Sharkteeth and Tigers is basically morale building decoration.
Satanism is a different thing. And when your morale emblem was close to an SS emblem, you are on the wrong track.
An indian hatchet, cool... some three horned satan with glowing red eyes and a scythe, not so much. Looks like something an angsty 14 year old doodles on his book cover.
And did you look at the article. Some of these infantry want to wear full facemasks that look like a human skull grinning. (You see some bikers wear that crap)
Can anyone imagine our men in WWII walking alone with their M1 Rifle, wearing a halloween mask. It’s childish.