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Wow. Looks like your Opa saw some action :shock: Out of interest, what was he jailed for? (I wouldn't call three years of stir a "short spell" either :D ) Are you saying that a jail term forfeited previous combat awards? This guy isn't my Opa - but his Bat & Regt CO - though 500 &...

Right - now I'm confused. I do Infantry Bat 561 zbV. They were Infantry troop, but were GHQ allocated, almost exclusively panzerjäger (with PAKs etc), so wore pink piping. Now the badges of the Bat CO and Ko COs show them wearing Infantry Assault Badges, however the few pictures of these COs, show t...

I've just been looking at this myself. I have a cracking picture in the Paul Carell photo book of the war in Russia. There is a picture of (approx) 45 officers - ranging from Leutnant to Major - and I'd say 3/4 are wearing OR fielblouses and belts. I'll try and scan in and post when I get time. The ...

We talking FJ 500/600 Bat? If so - the 500 were issued standard items, such as the winter reversibles in-line with standard SS Infantry units. In all my searches for pictures I've never seen any of them wearing the Karkhov style winter parka - it's either the greatcoat or reversibles from what I've ...

Interesting though it would be nice to read more on this:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100525/tp ... a8d4f.html

Hi Oli

Finally did WH 561 z.b.V.

Shame you weren't there my friend.

Bis bald

Neil and the rest of the boys from Das Reich: I'd just like to say a big, big thanks to you all for letting me be your lodger at the weekend. You all looked the dogs - fantastic! Anyone wanting to do W-SS - this is the group to join! Great standards of kit and attitudes, along with a bunch of very f...

Hi Oli It is sad that the unit has now depleted - must be all that fighting against Russkies and Bandits! :( I'm sure Jon will continue to hold the flag and get some more new guys involved. :D Was good to serve with you whilst we were both SS FJ - I'm sure I will still see you at the other events! C...

Hi Patrick Many thanks for the clarification - seems a little more complicated than I first thought. I've got my pink piping correct then for Pz Jgr Bat 561 z.b.V. - as pictured in your attachments. As this Batl. were assigned by GHQ - they wore the pink piping. This was my Opa's unit so I need to g...

The piping depends on the unit you are in, not your own task. A PAk crew in a infanterie unit would wear white piping, while the MG crews in the Panzerjägerkompanie would wear pink piping. Hi Rednas - as far as I was aware even infantrie pzjgr would wear pink piping. I've just finished reading a bo...

I've been looking alot at pictures and I can't remember seeing a Waffen-SS rank patch on a FJ-smock in Btl.500. P.S. Thank you, I've spotted 3 SS-Fallschirmjäger wearing spectacles in my books during a search for the rank insignia. One in combat with gasmaskspectacles on! Blue bible page 95 on the ...

Gents - many thanks.

Best of luck to you all for the new season.

Cheers

Rod

Ladies and Gents After years of doing Fallschirmjäger, I am turning my attention to why I started re-enactment/Living History in the first place! My new German impression will be my Grandfather's unit Bewährungsbattaillon 561 zbV - which served on the Russian Front. Now I have more grey hairs - and ...

Nice one Oli - certainly looks the part.

It took me ages to do mine in Sutterlin - so I know the hard work you've put into your one!

Glück ab my friend.

Rod

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