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Thanks so much! I can't thank you enough, I really appreciate it.

Christoph, thank you so much for this very insightful and helpful reply. I have been searching for a KStN for a Landesschuetzen Bataillon without success, if you could please share that with me I would be extremely grateful. Thank you again!

Sincerely,

Chris

I am interested in Heer Landesschützen units and hope that this thread could be something of a reference on the subject. I have been looking for information on these formations with only limited success and I'm not even sure where to start. I am looking for any sources or references that may help pr...

Richard, thank you so much, that is a big help!

The can in the photos is an early form of the canister carried by the German Armed Forces during WWII. It was made in 1936 (of course) and is somewhat shorter than the standard can made and used during the war. It also has a different method of closing the lid- the early "short model" has ...

Hello, I am purchasing a large grouping of uniform items and Feldpost all from the same soldier. The grouping includes his Waffenrock, field blouse, Mantel, and lots of paper items. I need some help in getting started with the research. Here are the 5 Feldpost numbers that appear most often in the d...

There are WWII German canteens that are not made to use a cup. These canteens are dated in the 1930s and are variously referred to as the "early" or the "political" style. The political reference is due to the fact that this was the canteen available for purchase by the SA, early...

Hello,

I am looking for information on the form carried in the Soldbuch that listed close combat days. I have read that this form was needed for the award of the Close Combat Clasp. If anyone has any scans of this form or information about it, I would be extremely grateful.

Chris Pittman

Mr. Pipes,

Is there any way to access topics from the fourum when it was in the old format? I am looking for something about 5 months old. Is it gone forever?

Chris Pittman

I had heard that by 1944 the tornister had been mostly discontinued and that the rucksack was more common for all combat troops by this time. Is there any truth to that theory?

Chris Pittman