4. Getting grenaded by Steiner? who was bloomin' lucky the fuse burnt down in time to save him. You know, I'd totally forgotten about that incident u...

Well, most camo smocks worn by Heer was worn over the Feldgrau uniform. The Waffen SS used camo from early on and extensively; the Heer did not use i...

You could try for a post war one - many nations used them.

Woot! 38.50 Euros (+ postage). 1943.

Thank you - I shall not be bidding on that one!

What about this cup? Is it wrong?

I just typed in "feldflasche" (geman for waterbottle) in the search bar for Ebay Germany. The next step is to "watch item", that ...

What's the German for water bottle, please?

My 1 litre Medics/Gerbirsjager water bottle finally showed up today. Where from mate? Or was it a one-off?

I haven't used mine (unrolled) yet, but I may well do when I next try woodland.

Great bit of kit, the Zeltbahn. Check here for how to fold it into the smock shape. http://www.dererstezug.com/UsingTheZeltbahn.h...

I'm sure I've seen photos of jackboots of various heights - although I may be wrong. Perhaps the taller ones were early war??