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If you were to participate in a Battle of the Bulge event as a fallschirmjaeger, what would you wear?

Would you wear a parka set in either field-grey or Sumpftarn an overwhite set or would you go fj wools with a type 2 Splinter B or Type 3 Splinter B or sumpftarn jump smock?

Wondering if anyone has run into this?

I do like the planetree 5/6 pattern. Overprint is ok but the sharp end of some of the black areas throws me off.

I like the blurred edge camo followed by oak B and palm next. This is the older green based Type1 from sm wholesale. Have had it for five years and it's still holding up strong. It works great in the pine forests here or at dusk/dawn but during the afternoon on a prairie field it's not so good.

Interesting locations and shooting angles. I'm a fan of the wool top and dot bottoms not so much the other way around.

Here are some of the books that I used to get information for my SS FJ 600 impression. SS-Fallschirmjager Bataillon 500/600 Author Rolf Michaelis Schiffer Publishing Copyright 2008 ISBN: 978-0-7643-2944-9 Operation Drvar: A facsimile of official kriegsberichter reports on the attack by SS-Fallschirm...

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These are just some photos of my past reenactments.

suggestions you want to throw out there I would be glad to hear them.

The Dot and fall camo actually worked quite well since most of the area had pines trees and other shrubbery. I am the guy in the front row with the low boots on. Even though the temperature was around seven degrees and an accumulation of five inches of snow took place during the event, with a set of...

Yes I did mean 2nd SS Panzer Division, thanks

If you are looking at going the cheap route for the gruenmeliert step in smock and are looking at getting one hessen antique sells one for $79.00.

These are a few of the pictures taken at a Battle of the Bulge event in November 2010

Hello all, My name is Zair and I am from Minnesota. I have been reenacting since 2005 as a member of the 2nd SS Panzer Regiment 4th Regiment 3/9 kompanie "Der Fuhrer" and have enjoyed all aspects of it, from obtaining the equipment, meeting new people, educating people on subject matter as...