Top foto's with early bundeswehr splittertarnung !!

[werner p.]

I just found a whole series of super camo pics of early Bundeswehr soldiers wearing the early splittertarnmuster camo uniforms.

Enjoy !!

WHCAMO

[werner p.]

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[Collectinsteve]

Very nice! I remember the days when the Internet was young and finding photos of the uniform in use was rare. I like things better now

Steve

[Robbie Farrell]

Nice Pictures

Thanks for posting your pictures. It is often difficult to find period pictures of soldiers wearing the splinter uniform from that era.

[Terry53]

werner, those are excellent photos! lots of detail to look at too, like boots and headgear.
thanks!

[Tom B]

great photos ! Tom

[Asbjoern]

In cas you are in need of more pictures and did miss the "book-thread" until now...

"Es begann in Andernach 1955-58 - A Pictorial Journey through the Early Years of the Bundeswehr"

136 pages with 208 pictures from the years 1955-58 !

Format is 280 x 210 mm, the book is case-bound and the texts are German and English.

Lots of uniforms, weapons, vehicles and insignia as pictured by the press-photographer Rolf Baumann.








You may order it via the publishers web-shop at VS-BOOKS:

https://www.vs-books.de/shop/details...=1&start=0&nr=

Or send me a PM if the German shop menu will case a problem...

A second volume is just closed to its release containing more then 200 pictures dating 1956 to 1966!

Regards

Jens

[Guardian 5]

werner p.,

Great photos!

Here are a few of mine.

Thanks,
TJ

BTW: I have Herr Hill's book and I can't wait for Volume II!

[Guardian 5]

Panzerjaeger with the much despised M1911 Colt .45

[Guardian 5]

This Falli is on at least three different threads...


werner p. it is great to see your candid photos; always plenty to learn. This is the first time I have noticed Heer soldiers wearing the soft cap under their helmets, U.S. Marine style.


Many thanks,

TJ

[chiffonnier]

Werner;
I google every half year or so if the zeltbahn book is available yet.
Any news ?
I'm really hoping some of my zelts are in it.

Kees

[werner p.]

zeltbahn book

Kees,

I just got an email from my friend in hong kong (after almost 2 years of silence)
good news is that he is alive, bad news is that he is having a really bad time
So the book isn't his priority nr 1 right now
And since he has all the pics and data with him and the contacts with the printers
all I can do is wait and hope for the best.

The project is postponed, but not cancelled.
I'm focusing on my own projects now of which I am the one and only author. And by the looks of it, that project will be released way before the zeltbahn book will.

PW

[chiffonnier]

Werner;
Thank you for the update on the situation.
It has been 3 years since I sent pics from over a dozen shelter halfs to your friend,I hope everything works out fine for him.
Sounds like it would be best that you should take over the whole zeltbahn project .
Good luck with your own projects wich I'm sure will be super as they were in the past.

Kees