Zelt position
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Zelt position
Does anybody have any pcitures of soldats placing their zelt's on their belts, above the breadbag? Also, would it be correct to roll a blanket in the zeltbahn? Thanks.
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Re: Zelt position
Blanket rolled in Zelt was officially a parade practice I believe. Otherwise the zelt was folded and placed under the flap of the tornister.
I am presuming you don't mean blanket covered in zelt above the breadbag here as that would be silly.
I am presuming you don't mean blanket covered in zelt above the breadbag here as that would be silly.
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Re: Zelt position
Actually thats what I meant. It would look goofy now that I think of it.Botty wrote:Blanket rolled in Zelt was officially a parade practice I believe. Otherwise the zelt was folded and placed under the flap of the tornister.
I am presuming you don't mean blanket covered in zelt above the breadbag here as that would be silly.
Kampfgruppe Steiner
Re: Zelt position
I have seen pics of blankets folded and tucked under the Y straps above the belt (not regulation but any old way in order to carry a blanket). Or you could roll the blanket, tie both ends together (string or leather strap) to form a loop and put it over your shoulder and accross your body, russian style.
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Re: Zelt position
I have seen photos of SS troops doing thispaulmfjr2 wrote:I have seen pics of blankets folded and tucked under the Y straps above the belt (not regulation but any old way in order to carry a blanket). Or you could roll the blanket, tie both ends together (string or leather strap) to form a loop and put it over your shoulder and accross your body, russian style.
Re: Zelt position
This may help, look at the pics at the bottom of everything
http://www.mp44.nl/equipment/zelt_wear.htm
http://www.mp44.nl/equipment/zelt_wear.htm
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Re: Zelt position
This might seem like a stupid question. But where did you put the greatcoat? I know it was rolled on the tornister and A-frame when not in use. But how? Are there any war time photos of this? Where is a good place to get war time photos? outside of buying a thousand books with mostly the same photos
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Re: Zelt position
http://www.dererstezug.com/packingatornister.htmDER SOLDATEN wrote:This might seem like a stupid question. But where did you put the greatcoat? I know it was rolled on the tornister and A-frame when not in use. But how? Are there any war time photos of this? Where is a good place to get war time photos? outside of buying a thousand books with mostly the same photos
Have a look here, thanks to der erste Zug.
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Re: Zelt position
Thank you,mine allways looks like the number 6 photo. But never like the origianl photos,notice how well there blankets look.Mine still ends up a might sloppy .
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Re: Zelt position
See pic:
Blankets rolled in zelts.
It was done. Things weren't always regulation.
Blankets rolled in zelts.
It was done. Things weren't always regulation.
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Re: Zelt position
Another way of carrying the zelt
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Re: Zelt position
You can look at thousands of photographs and they'l always be variations as to how troops carried their kit. It may well be that there is regulation regarding items but at the end of the day it's how comfortable it feels and how you wished to fit and carry it. There's no hard fast rule in combat - you gather it, carry it and if your having to walk long distances with it then make it comfortable - simple.