Thats who many smoked in the army down such places as the tank parkStigroadie wrote:I've seen it with the cigarette held between the thumb and first two fingers, the burning end of the ciggie cupped in the palm area. Story I was told was it cuts down on the visible glow so you are not as easy to spot when having a crafty smoke.
I would never consider it the only way a 'european' would smoke. Thats just silly.
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I just don't believe the German army had a right or wrong way to smoke. It's all about the situation you find yourself in. Please tell me the hobby hasn't come down to saying there's a right way to hold a tab
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The hobby hasn't come down to saying there is a right way to hold a tab.
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Thank God. I thought the next thing would be which leg to put in my trousers first
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The right !dog green 1 wrote:Thank God. I thought the next thing would be which leg to put in my trousers first
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It's not that the German Army had a right way to smoke it's that that is how Europeans typically held their smokes in that time (from what I have been told), and that includes Germans.dog green 1 wrote:I just don't believe the German army had a right or wrong way to smoke. It's all about the situation you find yourself in. Please tell me the hobby hasn't come down to saying there's a right way to hold a tab
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Oh those are the Elite guys, doesnt count.Franz repper wrote:Um you better tell these EuropeansChainsaw 7 wrote:Because that's typically how Europeans held a cigarette.dog green 1 wrote:Why?????
Right hand side of photo and on the photo below both ways of holding said smoky thing
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Now you know it isnt.SchutzeHagemann wrote:that is how Europeans typically held their smokes in that time (from what I have been told), and that includes Germans.
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Oh totally...Stigroadie wrote:Now you know it isnt.SchutzeHagemann wrote:that is how Europeans typically held their smokes in that time (from what I have been told), and that includes Germans.
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I see my original post was not clear.
Doesn't the = sarcasm??
Lighten up folks...there are as many ways to hold a cigarette as there are smokers.
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Hi,
sorry to stray off topic (think the thread has wandered a bit anyway!) but look at the bottom pic in SchutzeHagemann's post above.
1) NCO 3rd from left wearing civilian checked shirt - outside his collar and in the presence of a senior NCO!
2) Hauptscahrfuhrer's cap - no eagle.
3) Unterscharfuhrer on right - no NCO collar tress (I know - not such a big deal especially if recently promoted).
Any idea what the cuff-title on right is - Westland?
Date anyone - 1943 with tunic types/ prevalence of cammo caps?
sorry to stray off topic (think the thread has wandered a bit anyway!) but look at the bottom pic in SchutzeHagemann's post above.
1) NCO 3rd from left wearing civilian checked shirt - outside his collar and in the presence of a senior NCO!
2) Hauptscahrfuhrer's cap - no eagle.
3) Unterscharfuhrer on right - no NCO collar tress (I know - not such a big deal especially if recently promoted).
Any idea what the cuff-title on right is - Westland?
Date anyone - 1943 with tunic types/ prevalence of cammo caps?
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For what its worth, in my opinion the uniform looks pretty neat. I also understood that this was the 'cut' of German uniforms at the time, commonly known today as the 'English cut' - high cut armholes, sleeves just short on the wrist, narrow fit.
Forgot to say I don't know much on how to hold a smoke as I never indulged.
Forgot to say I don't know much on how to hold a smoke as I never indulged.
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Paul its Russia 1944 and the cuff title reads Germania ( SS panzer regiment 9) have a look at photo below . There is no more info on the back of the photo sorryPaulW wrote:Hi,
sorry to stray off topic (think the thread has wandered a bit anyway!) but look at the bottom pic in SchutzeHagemann's post above.
1) NCO 3rd from left wearing civilian checked shirt - outside his collar and in the presence of a senior NCO!
2) Hauptscahrfuhrer's cap - no eagle.
3) Unterscharfuhrer on right - no NCO collar tress (I know - not such a big deal especially if recently promoted).
Any idea what the cuff-title on right is - Westland?
Date anyone - 1943 with tunic types/ prevalence of cammo caps?
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Lack of bling in all pictures. Even for those with senior NCO rank their tunics are very much open areas of grey wool.
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Its gone off for polishing ??? Herr Stigroadie I have a lot of photos like thisStigroadie wrote:Lack of bling in all pictures. Even for those with senior NCO rank their tunics are very much open areas of grey wool.