Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Mess Kits- Wehrmacht and Postwar Comparison

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I took some photos to compare an original pre-war aluminum Wehrmacht mess kits, with some postwar versions. The most important thing to un...
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Monday, January 7, 2019

WWII German Recipes for Buckwheat Groats

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Buckwheat groats are a staple grain in Russia. They are healthy and delicious. Where I live, in the USA, there are Russian specialty grocery...
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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

WWII German Army M43 Tunic Collar and Sleeve Shapes

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Comparison photos showing 5 unaltered original enlisted issue wool Heer M43 tunics. This first photo shows the collar and lapel shape. To t...
Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Dienstplan - Daily duty plan for Wehrmacht training

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The Dienstplan was the daily duty plan. It would change each day, though some parts likely remained more or less constant. Here is an origi...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

WWII German field blouse button sewing and wool detail

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A small sample of wartime enlisted issue tunics were examined to look at the button stitching and wool material, as part of an ongoing study...
Thursday, December 6, 2018

Strategies for promoting WWII reenacting using social media

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WWII German reenacting needs a certain number of people worldwide for vendors to be willing to supply products that are mass-produced and...
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Thursday, November 15, 2018

WWII German straight entrenching tools and similar postwar and foreign variants

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by Gregor Fleischer and Chris Pittman Entrenching tools have been a general issue item for almost every army since the First World War. T...
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