British officer 1944 web rig

[nicolas75]

Hello to all

- Question concerning Dday and Market garden operations -

Does officers took the usual pistol holster + pouches + brace attachement web rig

... or did they take the troopers rig (the long pair of standart ammo pouches + small pack) for maximum ammo load ?

Thanks

[pzrwest]

From reading Farley Mowat's book "No Birds Sang" he makes references to him having ammo pouches with spare mags for the Bren Guns. He was a second Lt so I would assume it also applied for Dday and other European operations. He also wore a Smith & Wesson 38caliber pistol that he swapped with an American soldier for an M1 carbine after the landing on Sicily

[nicolas75]

Thanks for your update

[nicolas75]

Btt

[PhantomGuitar]

Ive seen officers armed with Stens, who on the left side, had the universal ammo pouch, and on the right side, had a revolver holster + ammo pouch. Id just try and find period photographs and decide for yourself.

[nicolas75]

Thanks for your answer

You're right, i think they took a handgun and a sten

I have almost no pics showing brit airborne offciers that allows to clearly see their web rig ... hard to say ...