Post by labrador on Jul 28, 2013 0:58:57 GMT 8
OK, so having read all the comments on the use of Pea/Dot/Erbsenmuster 43/44 I decided to do a completely unscientific survey of all the Dot 44 photos i could find, to see if we can see some sort of trend. the books consulted were the following:
Osprey Warrior series 2 - waffen SS
Osprey Elite: Peiper and Skorzeny
Verweht sind die Spuren (history of the 5SS Pz Div, Wiking)
Beaver and Borsallero's Camouflage uniforms of the waffen SS
Concord - waffen SS in action, waffen SS in combat, waffen SS from glory to defeat and German armoured units in Arnhem
and Craig luther's Blood and Honor; history of the 12th SS Pz Div.
I totalled my observations but did not make entries where it was impossible to make a clear determination. Some photos were cropped, the ones where collar ranks from the feldgrau tunic underneath did not show but were sufficiently "puffed up" to indicate a jacket was worn under were counted as such. On the other hand, those that seemed loose or obviously only had the undershirt showing were also listed as such. So here goes:
TOTAL uniforms - 62
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Eastern front - 28
Western front - 25
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Worn over wool - 18
Worn without wool - 17
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worn with smock - 6
complete suit - 20
combo with feldgrau (tunic or pants) - 27
combo with italian pants - 1
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worn with low boots - 29
worn with jackboots - 9
Read what you will from this list. My conclusion is that with dot 44 pretty much anything goes.
But the more important conclusion is that i am an idiot with nothing better to do.
Osprey Warrior series 2 - waffen SS
Osprey Elite: Peiper and Skorzeny
Verweht sind die Spuren (history of the 5SS Pz Div, Wiking)
Beaver and Borsallero's Camouflage uniforms of the waffen SS
Concord - waffen SS in action, waffen SS in combat, waffen SS from glory to defeat and German armoured units in Arnhem
and Craig luther's Blood and Honor; history of the 12th SS Pz Div.
I totalled my observations but did not make entries where it was impossible to make a clear determination. Some photos were cropped, the ones where collar ranks from the feldgrau tunic underneath did not show but were sufficiently "puffed up" to indicate a jacket was worn under were counted as such. On the other hand, those that seemed loose or obviously only had the undershirt showing were also listed as such. So here goes:
TOTAL uniforms - 62
--------------------------------------------------------------
Eastern front - 28
Western front - 25
--------------------------------------------------------------
Worn over wool - 18
Worn without wool - 17
--------------------------------------------------------------
worn with smock - 6
complete suit - 20
combo with feldgrau (tunic or pants) - 27
combo with italian pants - 1
--------------------------------------------------------------
worn with low boots - 29
worn with jackboots - 9
Read what you will from this list. My conclusion is that with dot 44 pretty much anything goes.
But the more important conclusion is that i am an idiot with nothing better to do.