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Like all good invented stories the veteran one sound well. But is still an invention.

The men  from 1. Fj Rgt that fought in Holland 1940 wore Heer color trousers and LW blue jackets.  Anything not covered by the Knochensack was Feldgrau in the Holland actions.  Even the helmet was painted field grey. So a veteran would not wear LW blue tr…[Read more]

IRC it was the guys from the original 1st Para Division ( formed 1938 ) who had fought at the Eden Emael fort in Belgium ( landed gliders on the fort !) and fought in Greece and  Crete with heavy loses who kept the Luft blue jump suit and wedge cap as a badge of honor after the uniform was changed . And of course as the war dragged on , less and…[Read more]

I don’t have any real proof for you, but I would give you a couple of things to think about:

1)  If you’re getting the images from a reputable source, such as Osprey’s historical books, the recolored photos or illustrations may very well be accurate.

2)  A family member of mine in the Marine Corp and I talked about a similar situation with the c…[Read more]

Thanks, invisible officer. The vehicle and figures are from the Scheltrum inter-war range. Specifically, they represent the immediate post-WW1 period. I took more liberties with the uniform colours as a result – faded wartime jackets and trousers in most cases but brown make-do trousers in the one instance. Thank you for the photo.

Robert

Another nice WW I item!

But a question, why the dress colors????     The K Flak units belomged to the Heer and so they wore normal artillery stuff. That brown legwear would have made the Batteriefeldwebel jump in squares.

Feldgrau came in many shades, too many producers. But there was ever enough to dress all men in that.   Motor troops had a…[Read more]

Superb effort on these reports. Must take ages to construct all those diagrams.

Ha – so there is. Somehow I missed that. Many thanks!