SS in Heer splinter camo?

**kc1** · 09-24-2011, 04:48 PM

Take a peek at the attached stills, shows SS personnel in Heer splinter camo, i think, how common was this?

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 09-24-2011 04:48 PM

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**Adrian Stevenson** · 09-24-2011, 07:56 PM

It is actually captured Italian camo material. The LAH took stocks of this in Italy in 1943. Popular with the LAH and HJ Divs. Made up at unit level into a variety of overalls, jackets and caps.

Cheers, Ade.

**Woolgar** · 09-24-2011, 08:03 PM

Great to see the EK2 in wear !!!

Nick

**Paul D** · 09-24-2011, 08:18 PM

Looks like aphoto of the HJ Div in Normandy where many items of Italian camo was worn !!

**Dean** · 09-26-2011, 01:07 PM

I like that pattern.

**talltom** · 09-26-2011, 02:09 PM

this pattern has got to be my favourite thanks for sharing these pictures

tom

**martinsuper** · 09-28-2011, 08:49 PM

A good friend of mine who I ask for a lot of help always used to say, "there is no such thing as uniform". These guys used what was available and what worked best. I remember the picture of Otto Kumm in his SS uniform with an Army Eagle on the sleeve. Its what he had, high ranking officer or not.

BUT! If one of these items came into a militaria show everyone would cry fake, wouldn't they? I wonder how much "good" stuff has been written off this way.

-Martin

**Feuerbach** · 09-28-2011, 09:00 PM

by Stickgrenade

Great to see the EK2 in wear !!!

Nick

He must have just been decorated with his EK2 by the looks of it. It was not usual to wear the EK2 like this in the field. One dive in the mud and he would have lost it (and I would have found it with my detector!

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