The intention of this page is to give an impression of the evolution from traditional soldier and equipment into the modern armies and soldiers of today. The weaponry and gear of the german soldier evolved from the early era of nationalsozialism to the end of the war. Inventions trough experience and lack of resources took the german soldier from the prussian traditions into the modern soldier of today in a few, but horrible years. The sections will try to be as chronological as possible showing this evolution and may give the fellow collector some hints and history on the way. This page was intended to be an offline personal site serving as a personal notebook and reference. As it might help other collectors it was made online.
This site is under construction and expands continiously.
Latest Updates:
05.11.2024 Updated the latest item section (Lw Schwimmweste 10-30-B1)
23.10.2024 Added a small section about the luftwaffe mechanics
22.08.2024 Artillery rucksack added in the rucksack page
21.08.2024 The M31 kochgeschirr section has been added
20.08.2024 The M34/39 Tornister section has been updated
09.08.2024 New fieldgear layout underway
26.05.2024 Section about the Y-straps koppeltragestell added.
04.04.2024 Updated brotbeutel with more pictures/information
19.02.2024 Section about brotbeutel updated with more items/pictures
22.01.2024 Section about m31 brotbeutel added
14.01.2024 Section about M31 canteen updated
29.12.2023 Section regarding 6x30 binoculars added
12.12.2023 Section about m31 canteen added
22.11.2023 M44 rucksack section added
04.10.2023 Zeltbahn and tent accessories section added
12.09.2023 Small section about verbandkasten added