2nd company in zbv 288 was a Gebirgsjager company. The only one I know of that was officially motorised! I'm always on the look out for information an...
Hasn't baggy trouser guy also got his eidelweiss too low Yes to be fair I have a few pics with it lower on the arm, I think their mum's may have se...
Ahhhhhh, I'm a costumed crime fighter! I've never seen a picture of GJ in HBT's, but I assume they were issued as they were for regular infantry and i...
No time because of real life cr#p. I haven't gone though.. more games/events/whatever please. DAK, that's what we need. Sort it out Steiner!
Go for the Gebirgsjager anorak if you want a waterproof (?) jacket. Very stylish. The parka was issued to Gebirgsjager, largely because they were used...
Y straps were field tested in Poland in 1940, if memory serves, but not on general issue until, I think, 1941. I haven't got any books around me at th...
Just the wrong weekend for me. I'm stuck on alternate weekends and that was not one I could make. Sorry chaps. Hope to make the next one.
Come to some WWII airsoft games/events (lets not start on what we call this again) and borrow a gun. If you like it join AFRA to get your defence and ...
Yep, that's the book. Superb, all you will need as a reference (well, almost). Here's a couple of piccies, chap on the right in the first looks like h...
Are you talking about tropical / North Africa here? I ask as the fleigerblouse was not generally worn in Africa. I have a book somewhere, I'll dig it ...
I carry the gas bottle in an ammo box. Pain in the bum of course, but then I figure that several men per section / zug should be carrying ammo boxes s...
I've struggled to find much information on the jager divisions, but as near as I can tell they were very similar to the Gebirgsjager divisions in esta...
Can't come and play... a very grumpy 0.
On a slightly related topic: for the non-mountaineering jäger units - the so-called "light infantry" units - the litzen was a light green, ...
I'll put your name down on the list. Ooooo, Craig's turned into a German Uboat officer! Don't tell him your name, Tim!
If I can organise it I'm coming, but as things currently stand I can't. Sorry! Mind you, it was similar with Crete, so I've not given up just yet. I...
Sounds brilliant, you gits . and yes: Your correspondent posing for a picture to send home to Mumsie. I was expecting shorter shorts, but I'll l...
The Gebirgsjager relax on top of the hill whilst they regroup before pushing on to the airfield. -- attachment is not available -- The MG is moved int...
Turns out I don't know how to loads lots of pictures, so three at a time it is... The advance continues cautiously up the hill -- attachment is not av...