More (sorry for the bad quality...but such images are rare!)
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So even though massive quantities of SS tropical gear remained in the Prague (B-M) vicinity unissued , to be discovered and used by resistance fighters as well as post war,
also large amounts were infact issued in the 1943-44 time span! There is just not that much photographic documentation of it...Last edited by NickG; 08-11-2015, 02:14 PM.Comment
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An interesting link I think...
Protectorate depot(s) that handled the Polizei division's entire tropical clothing needs (must have been massive inventories) while transferring
from the cold Northern Russian theatre through the Balkans, for occupation duty in Greece.
It all ties in together perfectly! We have a location, a need and a route + photographic evidence and on top of that a Polizei Division veteran witness statement!
Here the funeral picture of their commander killed in a road accident, shortly after his arrival in Greece...
It is because of these funeral images that photographic evidence exists. Finding images of massive use of SS Sahariana uniforms is very rare!
(outside of the post war use by Czechoslovakian security forces of course as I already illustrated!
Thought this side was also interesting to show as well! Again local Czech collectors know of this link...
while other (non military minded) Czech sources simply describe these as left over tropical gear from the DAK campaign (after it ended in 1943)
Incorrect! It is all SS inventories...no linkage to DAK!!!! (not DAK uniforms,not DAK stahlhelms, not DAK pith helmets, wrong theatre!!)
An interesting photographic study I think! (of the most affordable SS uniform out there!)Last edited by NickG; 08-11-2015, 03:10 PM.Comment
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Nice job Nick !
Out of the city at the moment but i'll try to post some new pictures
when i'll be back !
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Looking forward to that! Here some more examples!
Czechoslovakian inventories of SS tropical gear available in massive quantities...
Note date November 1945Comment
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Sometimes they tucked their tunics into their pants...
This might explain why we are seeing the occasional examples of tunics with bottom pockets removed...
(here with the bottom pockets still in place!)Last edited by NickG; 08-24-2015, 11:48 PM.Comment
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more saharianas with SS tropical shortsComment
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SS tropen stiefelComment
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Again SS tropical boots apparently also available in large amounts post 1945..
and SS sahariana shirts + Luger holsterComment
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This is interesting :
a later period, now adopting Soviet style stiff large shoulder straps attached to SS SaharianasLast edited by NickG; 08-25-2015, 12:07 AM.Comment
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The amounts of mint unissued SS tropical gear pressed into service is staggering!Last edited by NickG; 08-25-2015, 12:06 AM.Comment
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and besides SS tropical also plentiful amounts of Italian camo parkas...Comment
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Some more parkas!Comment
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Movie stills so not the best quality... I think this thread has run its course but just wanted to show some more examples...This is why this gear survived in big quanties...
All of this stuff just sitting unused in CZ warehouses...parkas and sahariana kit and tropical kit in general. German helmets were hardly ever recycled-reused
looked to German for post war use... a stigma no doubt ) but those were also among the hoards!
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