Manu Della Valle Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) Oberreiter of Jäger Regiment 40 (L) near Lucca,Tuscany,August 1944.Mounted personnel of the 20.FD(L) were permitted by the Army the privilege of wearing the yellow Kavallerie waffenfarbe the month before.He's wearing a tropical LW four pockets tunic with a mix of tropical and continental LW and Heer equipment,i.e. Heer web Tropical koppeltragegrstell,two LW ammo pouches instead of one as was the case with these men,leather LW bayonet Frog,Web belt,first type folding entrenching tool in leather carrier.He has secured his tropical LW breadbag,mess tin and canteen to the Y-straps D-rings,as per a picture showing German soldiers discussing their surrender with British and Canadian troops near Ravenna in 1945 He's wearing a lightweight LW M43 feldmutze(a REAL vet one and not one of the dozens found in bundles a few years ago!) and a DD "zimmerit" low-viz M35 helmet.Italian collectors refer to this particular camo as "zimmerit" which in fact was a mix of dirt,sawdust,and blue paint/distemper. Edited October 4, 2018 by Manu Della Valle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Super images Manu and a great collection! Thanks for showing us at MCN Best to you....Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Thank you for stopping and watching, Ian!🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 All your items that I have seen are really Fantastic...You must have a great collection, and again...Many Thanks for showing us all! Best to you...Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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