Grüß Di' Prien,
That's not a donkey...it's a Muli (MooLEE or Mule in English). Gebirgsjägers are very protective and fond of their Mulis...and a few horses too...an average mountain division had about 5,000 to 6,000 mules and horses!
Muli vor!
Patrick
Grüß Di' Edward und Bergkameraden,
Civilian shirts of various types were very common among German troops. I need to scan some of my period studio portraits that show some nice plaid shirts...but here are a few period examples:
As to the French authorities, our event organizer...
Servus Bergkameraden,
Thanks to all for the great comments!
@Derek...that man's foot was mine...the pair of Swiss Army Mountain Boots that I wore were just a little too big and caused some rubbing. It had started on the first day of our training...I tried all that I could to protect it and...
Grüß Di' Bergkameraden,
As a 'newbie' in the Lounge, I have a great interest in period mountaineering items. Here's a post I did last year on another forum of my display for the movie "Nordwand"...I look forward to your comments.
Had the great opportunity to see to finally see...
Servus Bergkameraden,
Someone in the WWII forum suggested that folks over here in "The Great Outdoors" might find my post interesting, so here's the link:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?54617-Reenacting-10-000-Feet
Berg Heil und Horrido!
Patrick
Grüß Gott Bergkameraden,
This is my first post on the Lounge. My interests are in 1930-40's civilian mountaineering and WWII mountain troops from all countries. I've been collecting this stuff for quite some time...luckily I lived in Germany for 10 years where I found lots of items in flea...
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