US Paratrooper, Normandy 1944, photo vignette

[Stigroadie]

He's well used to it.
I think he does it just to feed us.
It's also one of the consequences of posting photos of yourself in kit.
Flaws will be highlighted when they are so obvious.
You dont get a waiver from critique. It's not a back slapping forum, you post, the forum looks and points out shortcomings. Thats how it works until someone higher up asks for a change.
It is usually what the poster wants too. No-ones impression is perfect and no-ones knowledge is exhaustive, drawing on the forum helps us get the mistakes corrected.

[Jugend Repper]

Come on lads give him a brake. Hes at least trying his best on this impression and how many of you got it right first time ?? Just ask yer self that cause I know I didnt and my kit still aint right but I try my best to get it right a learn from my mistakes.

[Peiper]

He's well used to it.
I think he does it just to feed us.
It's also one of the consequences of posting photos of yourself in kit.
Flaws will be highlighted when they are so obvious.
You dont get a waiver from critique. It's not a back slapping forum, you post, the forum looks and points out shortcomings. Thats how it works until someone higher up asks for a change.
It is usually what the poster wants too. No-ones impression is perfect and no-ones knowledge is exhaustive, drawing on the forum helps us get the mistakes corrected.

Lol thanks for that Stig
TBH i was off work for a while when i broke my shin bone not long ago in a motorbke accident and was bored lol

Best regards, Peiper

[Peiper]

Acording to D-Day Paratroopers (Deschodt, ISBN:978-2-35250-170-1), The M1C wasn't used in
Normandy, only the M2 (which 148,000 were made between Jan 42 and Dec 44), also the "converted"
M1 (which iam using, it has repro WW2 liner with all correct WW2 features which has had A-frame
and chin-cup added, although now iam replacing the OD chinstrap for an OD-3 one) this M1 was
issued in England prior to Normandy and in some cases "field conversions", some were factory
converted while others were in the camp workshop, these were used to replace broke/damaged in
training in England M2's and to make up the shortfall when the transistional period began when
changing to M1C's, study period show that helmets that turned up in Normandy (relics) were
resoldered d-ring M2's and "converted M1's but no M1C's ???

Cheers Pipes

[Stigroadie]

Converted M1s at that time would be front seam, fixed bale or had the swivel bale come into use by then?
Again I dont know but most of the more diligent US groups recommend a fixed bale for 6th June period impressions I think.

[Jugend Repper]

Converted M1s at that time would be front seam, fixed bale or had the swivel bale come into use by then?
Again I dont know but most of the more diligent US groups recommend a fixed bale for 6th June period impressions I think.

Fixed bales would be more common than swivel bales(1943-1944) but both saw action in normandy and the official QMC catalogue does not officially list "Airborne M1C" until January 1945.

[Jugend Repper]

Acording to D-Day Paratroopers (Deschodt, ISBN:978-2-35250-170-1), The M1C wasn't used in
study period show that helmets that turned up in Normandy (relics) were
resoldered d-ring M2's and "converted M1's but no M1C's ???

Cheers Pipes

they also resoldered them cause most of the time the D-rings snapped off cause some one might drop it or sit on and so on

[West-Front]

You dont get a waiver from critique. It's not a back slapping forum, you post, the forum looks and points out shortcomings..

Feedback never hurt anyone.....

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[Stigroadie]

I don't know, he looks like he is hurting or is about to be hurting and his comrades look like they are relieved it's him not them.
I'm sure I'd feel the same in either position?

[West-Front]

Looks like its Waschlappen inspection day to me

[Jugend Repper]

You dont get a waiver from critique. It's not a back slapping forum, you post, the forum looks and points out shortcomings..

Feedback never hurt anyone.....

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Hes got his button open on his tunic

[SchutzeHagemann]

Looks like the guys in the back are fixing their buttons too.

[dog green 1]

Is the NCO wearing breeches? They look very tight around the calf. Could NCO's wear field grey breeches?

[SchutzeHagemann]

Is the NCO wearing breeches? They look very tight around the calf. Could NCO's wear field grey breeches?

I don't think that the NCO cares if he can wear them at that moment in time. But interesting thought.

[Peiper]

US personal equipment (pocket and musette contents).

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