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Originally Posted by Krieg
Check this out.
Although, I've heard there have been issues with Barry, so look into that before ordering.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-German-M...ht_2529wt_1139
Also, the only pictures I've seen soldiers wearing Leibermuster were worn by Heer units in bits and pieces in Bohemia, May 1945.
This camo was planned to be used by all branches of the army.
It might be a bit odd wearing that to any event that is basically not timed towards the very end of the war, especially as all the pictures that circulate around are from the Eastern Front.
Don't take this personally, I am just trying to share any info I can.
Don't know how well your know or not know your ww2 camo. |
...Before 1929, the SS wore the same brown uniform as the SA, with the exception of a black tie and a black cap with a Totenkopf ("death's head") skull and bones symbol on it. In that year Himmler extended the black colour to include breeches, boots, belts, and armband edges; and in 1932 they adopted the all-black uniform, designed by Prof. Diebitsch and Walter Heck.[5] In 1936 an "earth-grey" uniform was issued. The Waffen ("armed") SS wore a field-grey (feldgrau) uniform similar to the regular army, or Heer. During the war, Waffen-SS units wore a wide range of items printed with camouflage patterns (such as Platanenmuster, Erbsenmuster, captured Italian Telo Mimetico, etc.), while their feldgrau uniforms became largely indistinguishable from those of the Heer, save for the insignia. In 1945, the SS adopted the Leibermuster disruptive pattern that inspired many forms of modern battle dress, although it was not widely issued before the end of the war.
...While the Waffen-SS remained officially outside the Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) and under Himmler's authority, they were placed under the operational command of the Armed Forces High Command (OKW) or Army High Command (OKH), and were largely funded by the Wehrmacht. During the war, the Waffen-SS grew to 38 divisions. The most famous are the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH), 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, 3rd SS Division Totenkopf, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking and the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend.