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The Waffenrock (military coat) was descended from that introduced by the Prussian Army in 1842 and rapidly adopted by the other German states. In its Wehrmacht form as issued in 1935, it was a formfitting thigh-length eight-button tunic of fine feldgrau wool, without external pockets.
Pages in category "German military uniforms" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... Corps colours of the German Army (1935–1945)
Uniforms of the German Army (1935–1945) Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945) Uniforms of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945) Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine. Awards and decorations of the Kriegsmarine; Nazi party paramilitary ranks. Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party
With the growing demands for Nazi memorabilia, many Jewish groups are disapproving the sale and purchase of Nazi products for leisure purposes. Others such as Haim Gertner, director of Israel's Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem , believe that some of the Nazi memorabilia are worth saving, claiming that anti-Semitic history shouldn't be forgotten.
Illustration: "Handbook On German Military Forces" (US War Department, 1943) The basic uniform consisted of a blue-grey single-breasted, open-collared jacket with four pockets and flaps, light blue shirt and dark blue necktie, blue-grey trousers, black leather boots and a blue-grey peaked cap , side cap or Model 1935 Stahlhelm .
Russian dictionaries define "galife" as pants fitting the knees and below, to easily fit the sapogi (сапоги, Russian jackboots), and expanding from above the knees. [ 1 ] They were named after French general Gaston Alexandre Auguste, Marquis de Galliffet [ 2 ] (1830-1909).
The rise in the slop trade was particularly spurred on by wartime orders for military clothing, such as during the Nine Years War and the War of the Spanish Succession. [ 5 ] The slop trade was flourishing by the 18th century, as slop-sellers realized that they could sell to the general public as well as to the army and navy, and also received ...
Lampasse(s) (German: Lampasse(n)) are trouser stripes adorning the dress uniforms of many armed forces, police, fire and other public uniformed services. In German-speaking countries the uniforms of general staff–qualified officers featured distinctive double-wide lampasses. [1] For a comparable feature of civilian dress, see galloon.