POSTING NICKs COLLECTION!

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Army

enlisted/NCO and officers

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officers model in pink!

Note pink officers cap, totally unauthorized !!!! Only high ranking officers could probably get away with this! Compare with enlisted tan version!

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Navy and Coastguard USN - USCG

Navy and Coastguard

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opposing sides

Opposing sides. Kriegsmarine cap is marked BAW 1942 (BekleidungsAmt Wilhelmshafen). Eagle has lost most of its gold tarnish, top is removable so it could be replaced with the white one!

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zoll

Here's the zoll uniform again now with a mutze. The cap is questionable even though the customs branch did initially wear darker green uniforms in the early- mid 30's (matching the color of this cap, which has officer's piping in the crown). The cap insignia is zoll Officer's pattern in flat silver. Looks cool I think!

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cap detail

Again the cap with zoll insignia ("T" pattern intended fo an M43 cap) , just noticable the officer's crown piping.

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OT officersuniform

Here's a unique OT medical officer's uniform for a OT-Oberbau-Fuhrer (or Oberarzt). Not in my possession yet... but coming from Stockholm next month along with matching officer's breeches! I can't wait to receive it! It lacks the shoulderstraps which were not worn prior to April 1942. Note officer's collar piping.

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collar detail

collar detail (a doctor)

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period picture of such a uniform

period picture

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period picture OT men

OT men, note officer on the right wearing a similar uniform!

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Strassenbahn Volkssturm

For those who read German (and perhaps find tram uniforms boring) here is something interesting which was published in Vienna during the war in the "Kleine Wiener Kriegszeitung"

Mittwoch, 7.Februar 1945
In den Mittagsstunden wird Wien bombardiert. Es Enstehen Personenverluste und Sachschaden. Getroffen werder Hauptsachlich Wohnhauser, in der Innenstadt historische Bauten und offentliche Gebaude, unter anderem das Parlement und das Anatomische Institut.

- Die Post-, Strassenbahn- oder Eisenbahnuniformen gefallener oder an der front stehende Manner werden vom Muttern und Ehrefrauen zum Volksopfer gebracht. In den nahstuben des BDM (Bund Deutscher Madchen) werden die Kleidungsstucke in Volkssturmuniformen eingefarbt und ausgebessert. So konnten nach einigen Wochen des Volksopfers aus den Bestandes des Kreises Schonbrunn, in dem der Festsaal der Kreisleitung in ein Magazin umgewandelt wurde, komplette Ausrustungen für 180 Volkssturmmanner hergestellt werden, berichtet die "Kleine Kriegszeitung"-

This inspired me to put a Volkssturm armband and fighting kit on my (otherwise boring non combatant) tram uniform mannequin! Nick

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this is the result

Tram conductor in the Volkssturm with Italian kit (commonly used) and dual pouches worn "the German way".

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close up

close up

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NSKK-Speer driver

NSKK-SPeer driver (belt is a web Italian trousers belt with italian leather flap holster (German design).

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detail

Group shot