Ss Side-lace Boots !

[GREG E.]

I purchased this interesting pair of SS-marked side-lace boots at the recent MAX show in Monroeville, PA. I have never seen another pair like them. The construction really intrigues me. Does anyone have any ideas for what purpose these boots may have been designed?

[GREG E.]

SS Side-Lace Boots (2)

Different angle...

[GREG E.]

SS Side-Lace Boots (3)

Head-on shot...

[GREG E.]

SS Side-Lace Boots (4)

One up and one down...

[GREG E.]

SS Side-Lace Boots (5)

The markings read VA 110/41 SS (with both the VA and the SS within a circle)

[Schwarz]

These are Fallschirmjager boots, not Waffen-SS

[stefanob]

These are Fallschirmjager boots, not Waffen-SS

I have the same boots, found in the north of Italy...IMHO waffen ss!


Stefano

[John Pic]

SS-Falschirmjaeger??

[Ian Hulley]

Was the 'VA' still applicable at this date ? .... AND since when was the still fledgling Waffen-SS buying Fallschirmjaeger boots ? ... something 2-3 years distant.

Too many questions perhaps ?

Ian.

[besslein]

good question,i have seen some in the past but i have no idea what the are,i will be great to know

[GREG E.]

Va 110/41 Ss

Dear Ian,

YES - the VA was most definitely still "in the picture" at this particular date (1941).

The boots' "fallschirmjaeger connection" has not been established to any degree. In fact, I feel that any connection to airborne soldiers is highly unlikely. So your conclusion that the VA was purchasing footwear 2 - 3 years in advance (for a unit that was not yet created) is therefore erroneous.

Respectfully,

GREG E.

Was the 'VA' still applicable at this date ? .... AND since when was the still fledgling Waffen-SS buying Fallschirmjaeger boots ? ... something 2-3 years distant.

Too many questions perhaps ?

Ian.

[Prinz Eugen]

Probably I wrong, but I think that this boots was used by the officer over the trouser (for exemple with the greatcoat)...just one idea..

[Robert H]

yes SS Fallschirmjäger, and they existed.