Sunday, November 26, 2017

Wehrmacht Regulations on the Fit of Uniform and Equipment Items

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Overview of the Fit of Clothing and Equipment Items [Translated from "Hilfsbuch für den Hauptfeldwebel" by Hans Rödel, 1942. ...
Thursday, November 23, 2017

WWII German book on orienteering: "Karten- und Geländekunde" (Maps and Landforms)

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Undated WWII-era German manual, "Maps and Topography." This does not appear to be a military issue manual, but there is informat...

The story of the "Westwall ring"

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How the Westwall ring came into being (From "Wir von der Westfront," 1940.) They sat together in the rooms, the men of the ...
Sunday, November 12, 2017

More original WWII Wehrmacht field kitchen recipes

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Last week I posted some simple original wartime German field kitchen recipes . Here are some more recipes from wartime cookbooks. Transl...
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Thursday, November 9, 2017

Simple WWII German recipes for Schweinebraten, Gulasch, and meatballs

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The Oberkommando des Heeres published a cookbook called "Oestliche Speisen nach deutscher Art" (Eastern Dishes in the German St...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Perspectives on reproduction uniforms

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The first WWII reenactors used original and converted postwar items. As originals became more expensive and more scarce, converted postwar ...
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Sunday, August 6, 2017

Original equipment photo

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This is an unattributed photo that I refer to, to help inform my equipment setup at events where I march in/out with my gear. The M34 T...