captured trousers for ground troops

[Fred S]

Could luftwaffe ground troops (Flak, field divisions,....) have been supplied with captured trousers (french, english, US, dutch,...)?

Have you got pics to share?


Many thanks,

[NickG]

I doubt that unless its a battlefield pick up...not a general issue practice unit wide... Unlikely!

Such practices are more common with second line units, para military units such as NSKK, Org Todt, TKS Speer...(French pants and fatigue uniforms)
and sometimes ost truppen being issued captured gear in the east... (Russian pants and belts/weapons...)

I have seen LW troops (probably Flak crews) being issued unit wide with British captured Lee Enfield rifles along with single K98ammo pouches...
and I do have a picture somewhere of a DAK panzer officer in Tunesia wearing a bib front US tanker pants, but that's probably a battle field pick up,
not captured inventory (in large amounts) re-issued... (lie U boot crews wearing British BD's)

[Fred S]

Thanks Nick.