M-44 tunics in wear

[johnny_ola2000]

Great thread, but...

I've never seen af photo of the M-44 worn "at the front" so to speak, all photos show them being worn by troops in the rear area or are studio portraits. Judging from the combat awards displayed in many of the photos posted in this thread, the M-44 must have seen some action?

[WEISNER]

About a week ago I found a bit of color footage on youtube showing an M44 in wear, I will try to track it down and post a link tomorrow.
This thread has really lit off and has many more photos then I thought would be shown, great job and lets keep if going!

Kevin

[Ohlau]

March 1945, Oder frontline, clearly visible M-44 unform :

[WEISNER]

About a week ago I found a bit of color footage on youtube showing an M44 in wear, I will try to track it down and post a link tomorrow.
This thread has really lit off and has many more photos then I thought would be shown, great job and lets keep if going!

Kevin

Here is the link, the footage is very short! the M44 can be seen at 2:53 of this decent color footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNh4MEEuNF8
Enjoy!

Kevin

[Raphael1]

Here is the screen capture:

[johnny_ola2000]

Thanks, Ohlau and Weissner

No doubt there, M-44's at the front :-)

I dunno about the colours in the YouTube clip, looks computer colourized to me but there's a also Gebirgsjäger in a camosmock in the same clip (seated on the ground)

[Zauberflöte]

Here is the link, the footage is very short! the M44 can be seen at 2:53 of this decent color footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNh4MEEuNF8
Enjoy!

Kevin

Nice footage but not original color films; these contain compilations of different Wocheschau newsreels. Postwar edited with color.

[paulmfjr2]

This is a picture of Grossdeutschland in late '44, the guy on the far left appears to be wearing an M44.

[Reggu]

An interesting picture of a Danish WSS POW with M44 jacket, it was posted here on the forum some time ago...

[i.spring]

here is one from my color slide collection.
Ian

[kuratorium]

An interesting picture of a Danish WSS POW with M44 jacket, it was posted here on the forum some time ago...

indeed, a very interesting photo, never seen before !

[MarcRikmenspoel]

This is a picture of Grossdeutschland in late '44, the guy on the far left appears to be wearing an M44.

The RKT is Hans-Dieter von Basse, so this is probably his I./Panzerfusilier Reg. GD, which was a SPW Bataillon at this time. That's why some of the guys wear grey Sturmartillerie uniforms, which were used by SPW units during the last year or so of the war.

[D_Dutch]

For those who don't know it yet;

http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/20...agam-m-44.html

[besslein]

this guy has a lot of free time,by the way he has just stolen all the pics.

[corporalSteiner]

this guy has a lot of free time,by the way he has just stolen all the pics.

they've been credited to waf, etc.