I have got an original Gebirgsverbindezelt (used as a operating theatre by Hauptverbandplatz of the Gebirgsjäger Sanitats Kompanie) which is now a very pale grey (near white). Under the seams it was a stone grey fabric - having seen Tentsmith's grey fabric, it's a little bit too light, even after 60 years of fading. Over the years I've seen about 40 or so of the Stabzelt, and all have been varying shades of tan and brown for the Tp marked ones. Never seen any green tents or found a reference to them - not to say they didn't exist though.koobleguy wrote:@ Heeresbergführer:
@ Feldjager: comparison shots would be great, of course!
are there any confirmed original german ww2 tents out there showing other
colours than tan?
The Stabszelt folds down to about 2' square and about 8" high. You then have the ropes, poles and pegs. Overall weight is probably about 40lbs.
I'll try and get some shots soon - I have to get them out of storage first!
Here's the Gebirgsverbindezelt:
This is my original Gebirgsgruppenzelt:
And this is the frame tent I was referring to: