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Need some labels
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:34 pm
by 6gbjnord
Hi there,
I am going to reenact WW2 SS soldier. I spend a few hour trying to find printable labels for canned food. A lot of old posts links are deleted so please help me with this matter.
I need labels for cans something like that with german eagles or SS runes.
Best Regards
Re: Need some labels
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:19 pm
by SplinterA
Issued German cans rarely had labels. The info was stamped into the top of the can I think.
Captured stocks that were distributed would have the original labels.
It was very rare to find things with eagles, swastikas and runes on.
Re: Need some labels
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:28 pm
by Feldjager
Very rarely were labels used on food issued. Some of the larger bulk tins were labelled but these were not the type the average soldier carried in the field.
These are some original tins (in the group photo the tin in the rear centre is a Bundeswehr issue for reference).
- issue can 1.jpg (20.67 KiB) Viewed 7067 times
- issue can 8.jpg (126.3 KiB) Viewed 7067 times
I'd suggest you get your hands on Volume 1 of
Rations of the German Wehrmacht in World War II by Pool and Bock.
Re: Need some labels
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 6:44 pm
by 6gbjnord
Thanks for replies. I know that they were very rare, but I need it to print for impression
I found this one. Please post any label with SS runes or german eagle. Thanks