Stephen Bull

German Army Uniforms of World War II (eBook, ePUB)

A photographic guide to clothing, insignia and kit

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A detailed illustrated history of the uniforms of the German army from the period leading up to World War II until 1945.

In the years after World War I, the defeated and much-reduced German Army developed new clothing and personal equipment that drew upon the lessons learned in the trenches. In place of the wide variety of uniforms and insignia that had been worn by the Imperial German Army, a standardized approach was followed, culminating in the uniform items introduced in the 1930s as the Nazi Party came to shape every aspect of German national life.

The outbreak of war in 1939 prompted further adaptations and simplifications of uniforms and insignia, while the increasing use of camouflaged items and the accelerated pace of weapons development led to the appearance of new clothing and personal equipment. Medals and awards increased in number as the war went on, with grades being added for existing awards and new decorations introduced to reflect battlefield feats.

Specialists such as mountain troops, tank crews and combat engineers were issued distinctive uniform items and kit, while the ever-expanding variety of fronts on which the German Army fought - from the North African desert to the Russian steppe - prompted the rapid development of clothing and equipment for different climates and conditions. In addition, severe shortages of raw materials and the demands of clothing and equipping an army that numbered in the millions forced the simplification of many items and the increasing use of substitute materials in their manufacture.

In this fully illustrated book noted authority Dr Stephen Bull examines the German Army's wide range of uniforms, personal equipment, weapons, medals and awards, and offers a comprehensive guide to the transformation that the German Army soldier underwent in the period from September 1939 to May 1945.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472838056
• Artikelnr.: 60700812

Autorenporträt

Dr Stephen Bull worked for the National Army Museum and BBC in London before taking up his current post as Curator of Military History and Archaeology with Lancashire Museums. A consultant to the University of Oxford he is also a Member of the Institute for Archaeologists, and has made TV appearances that include the series Battlefield Detectives, news and archaeology features. Published on both sides of the Atlantic and in several languages, he is the author of a number of works for Osprey including titles on tactics in World War II. Dr Bull has been one of the key contributors to the accompanying television series screened in the United Kingdom and North America.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction CHAPTER 1: UNIFORM Dienstrock, Feldbluse and Waffenrock
Officers' Dress Markings and Orders of Dress Quality and Change The 1944
Uniform Other Issue Clothing CHAPTER 2: HEADGEAR Peaked and Field Caps
Tropical Headgear The Steel Helmet Parade Helmets and the Panzer Beret
CHAPTER 3: PERSONAL EQUIPMENT Rucksacks Digging in and the Tent Anti-gas
Equipment Food, Drink and Brotbeutel Personal and Pocket Items CHAPTER 4:
SMALL ARMS Rifles Pistols Submachine Guns Automatic and Semi-automatic
Rifles Grenades Edged Weapons CHAPTER 5: SUPPORT AND SPECIAL WEAPONS
Machine Guns Mortars Anti-tank Weapons CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL CLOTHING AND
EQUIPMENT Tanks and Motorized Uniforms Tropical Uniform Gebirgsjäger
Uniform Winter Clothing Other Camouflage Clothing Women's Uniforms CHAPTER
7: HEER MEDALS AND AWARDS Awards Sanctioned in 1939 Campaign Awards Combat
Badges Senior Grades of the Ritterkreuz and the Deutsches Kreuz
Manufacture, Certification and Pricing Select Bibliography Index