Thought I would post this pic, which is from an SS mountain division,see text description below. Of note are the pants on the extreme left and right. Notice the diamond quilting visible esp on the pants on the extreme right and left (the quilting does not go through to the wool side) the lack of front closure buttons, and the open side slits on the far left where the soldier has his right hand in the trousers and visible open on the extreme right pair. The quilting seen on the pants does not appear on the upper garment, so I believe these represent two distinct items of clothing, trousers and loose fitting top. Also of note is the "front flap" in the white (which reverses to a field grey gaberdine) on the bottom of the shoes. These are in my opinion the exact same trousers which were on the estand a while ago, which were a topic of discussion. The wool material on the reverse is the identical field grey wool type material as seen on the one piece Ss panzer winter Kombi. Would be interested to hear any comments from others if they have run across these pants in the past, or have seen similar photos. It is the first period photo which I have seen of these pants, which from all details I believe are of german period manufacture. The soldier in the center appears to wear a loose fitting white top(without any trousers) which the others also appear to wear "tucked in" to the trousers. Has anyone encountered these pants from any other axis manufacture? As I mentioned, examining the material, construction and hardware, stamping, etc, I believe they are of German manufacture, although honestly I have never seen another pair. The soldier kneeling in the dear front row center appears to wear a more standard Heer/SS reversible pattern winter pants with button fly, distinctly different from the soldier on the far left and far right.
thanks for any help!
SS-Gebirgsjäger from "Nord", this picture is (C) from a German SS-Nord veteran collection and his grandson.
thanks for any help!
SS-Gebirgsjäger from "Nord", this picture is (C) from a German SS-Nord veteran collection and his grandson.
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