Description
Book SynopsisA detailed illustrated history of the uniforms of the German army from the period leading up to World War II until 1945.
In the years after World War I, the defeated and much-reduced German Army developed new clothing and personal equipment that drew upon the lessons learned in the trenches. In place of the wide variety of uniforms and insignia that had been worn by the Imperial German Army, a standardized approach was followed, culminating in the uniform items introduced in the 1930s as the Nazi Party came to shape every aspect of German national life. The outbreak of war in 1939 prompted further adaptations and simplifications of uniforms and insignia, while the increasing use of camouflaged items and the accelerated pace of weapons development led to the appearance of new clothing and personal equipment. Medals and awards increased in number as the war went on, with grades being added for existing awards and new decorations introduced to reflect battlefield feat
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: UNIFORM – Dienstrock, Feldbluse and Waffenrock; Officers’ Dress; Markings and Orders of Dress; Quality and Change; The 1944 Uniform; Other Issue Clothing CHAPTER 2: HEADGEAR – Peaked and Field Caps; Tropical Headgear; The Steel Helmet; Parade Helmets and the Panzer Beret CHAPTER 3: PERSONAL EQUIPMENT – Rucksacks; Digging in and the Tent; Anti-gas Equipment; Food, Drink and Brotbeutel; Personal and Pocket Items CHAPTER 4: SMALL ARMS – Rifles; Pistols; Submachine Guns; Automatic and Semi-automatic Rifles; Grenades; Edged Weapons CHAPTER 5: SUPPORT AND SPECIAL WEAPONS – Machine Guns; Mortars; Anti-tank Weapons CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT – Tanks and Motorized Uniforms; Tropical Uniform; Gebirgsjäger Uniform; Winter Clothing; Other Camouflage Clothing; Women’s Uniforms CHAPTER 7: HEER MEDALS AND AWARDS – Awards Sanctioned in 1939; Campaign Awards; Combat Badges; Senior Grades of the Ritterkreuz and the Deutsches Kreuz; Manufacture, Certification and Pricing SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
