History of the Wehrmacht soft headgear in period photos...

[JPhilip]

Nco wearing a soutached (white ?) M40 and first pattern Tropenbluse (bleached ?)

[JPhilip]

Non soutached M40 cap and brand new uniform for this NCO....




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Ex-soutached M40 cap...

[JPhilip]

and non soutached M40 cap to close this tropical part...
Next, the Lutfwaffe soft headgear...
Thanks





As you know, early M40 caps are quite different from late examples.
it is impossible in such a thread to show such differences between them

[spandau]

Hi

Going back to the very begining........here is one from 1934/1935

A happy chap wearing the 1919 pattern field cap.

[spandau]

Here is another early picture where the old meets the new...........

officer on horseback wearing the "new" officers field cap with his sword attached to his saddle and carrying what looks like the ww1 style gas mask.

cheers

Tony

[paulp4180]

Heres a nice collection of some of the photos that were given to me when I purchased my „Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42“ medal. Presumably of the previous owner of the medal?

[lulluland]

The Schutzmütze



Obergefreiter Walter Sander wearing his Schutzmütze


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Hello

I'm looking for information on an Obergefreiter Walter Sander, born in Braunschweig on February 12 1905, buried in the Recogne German war cemetery (Bastogne Belgium)

Based on local civilian sources he was executed in September 1944 for refusing to pledge allegiance to AH. His body was buried in an unmarked grave in the Bastogne civilian cemetery and was lost for 20 years before being discovered and moved to the Recogne German war cemetery (grave 18-289)

I know that I'm digging a very old post but but any information would be welcomed