Does anyone know what enlisted FJ would wear as service dress? I'm guessing LW blue Langehosen with marching boots (not jump trousers and jump boots)...

I suppose that the real question is how much has 65-odd years insulated us from the grim reality? Do we even want to acnowledge the grim reality? Do...

All good points. I think it's too easy to get bogged down with discussions on who "invented" concentration camps. The difference is that t...

Thanks Gadge. A well thought-out response Dienst and Pflicht are two words that you hear a lot when talking to Wehrmacht veterans. Dienst basica...

german stuff is always trying to dissasemble its self. Yes. It's a feature. The speed of German victories meant that it didn't have to stay togethe...

"scarcely indistinguishable" Obviously appalling grammar is no barrier to getting a Peerage.

oh martin, i am afraid i disagree with that,,,, STORM OF PROTEST!! Seriously Nige, try wearing a full set of WW2 German webbing for a day and tell m...

I find that leather boots tend to leak at the seams and where the sole joins the upper. I've taken to smearing a load of Nikwax on those areas and th...

Sounds like a good time was had by all. Hats off to ya for going to visit the KZ. I've never had the stomach for it myself.

Most common? Probably the Plane Tree patterns - they were around from 1937 onwards yeah - that one too

Oakleaf and blurred edge probably the most common and best suited to the UK. Spearhead in Singapore (ebay) do good value ones. [ Post made via Mobile...