Original Gebirgsjäger photo Librery
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Don't you mean? mp32? or mp35? Franz?Franz repper wrote:
2 MP 38 on the two right hand men
http://world.guns.ru/smg/de/mp35-bergmann-e.html
plus, i've noticed the GJ not wearing y-straps, were they not issued with them?
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Not exactly, sir GJ were issued with Gebirgsrucksacs where integral straps were serving also as support straps, hooked onto ammo pouches. Those were issued long before the war.timdp wrote:Too early for Y straps...THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER. wrote: plus, i've noticed the GJ not wearing y-straps, were they not issued with them?
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These photos are fantastic...Building a impression now.
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I had assumed that GJ would be awarded the General Assualt badge, rather than the Infantry Assault badge, since they weren't strictly classed as Infanterie - but there are loads of pics here that show I must be wrong.
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Steiner wrote:I had assumed that GJ would be awarded the General Assualt badge, rather than the Infantry Assault badge, since they weren't strictly classed as Infanterie - but there are loads of pics here that show I must be wrong.
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Gebirgsjägers are classified as Mountain Infantry, and were considered by the German Army as Elite Troops. But only the rifle regiments within the Gebirgsdivision would qualify for the Infantry Assault Badge. Other units, like Gebirgspionier, Gebirgsartillerie, etc, within the division would qualify for the General Assault Badge...just like in a regular Infantry Division.
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Ah... and here is why I was expecting to see the general assault badge...
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I have seen that photo some place and it had him listed as a Gebirgsjäger Pioneer so he would have General Assault
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Ah yes... I can be a bit slow on the uptake.
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So... he's a Gebirgsjäger Pioneer... green or black Waffenfarbe???
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would be black arm of service waffenfarbe was the same as their non Gebirgs counterparts
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Ah, most interesting - thanks Franz.
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Servus Steiner,
Only the HQ and the rifle regiments within the Gebirgsdivision wore Green Waffenfarb on their shoulder boards. The other elements within the Gebirgsdivision would wear their appropriate Waffenfarbe....Gebirgsartillerie - Red; Gebirgspionier - Black; Gebirgsnachrichten - Yellow; Gebirgspanzerabwehr - Pink; Gebirgssanitäts - Blue; etc.
Gebirgsartillerie summer tunic
Gebirgsnachrichten summer tunic (hard to see the yellow, but it's there)
Only the HQ and the rifle regiments within the Gebirgsdivision wore Green Waffenfarb on their shoulder boards. The other elements within the Gebirgsdivision would wear their appropriate Waffenfarbe....Gebirgsartillerie - Red; Gebirgspionier - Black; Gebirgsnachrichten - Yellow; Gebirgspanzerabwehr - Pink; Gebirgssanitäts - Blue; etc.
Gebirgsartillerie summer tunic
Gebirgsnachrichten summer tunic (hard to see the yellow, but it's there)
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