Who is the most famous German soldier?
Ernst Jünger | |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | France (1913) German Empire (1914–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–1923) Nazi Germany (1939–1944) |
Service/branch | French Foreign Legion Prussian Army Reichsheer German Army |
Years of service | 1913, 1914–1923, 1939–1944 |
Was the East German army good?
Most NATO officers rate the East German Army the best in the Warsaw Pact -the Soviet Army included – although it numbers only 120,000 and is made up of conscripts who serve only 18 months as compared to two years for most of the pact armies.
What kind of weapons do German soldiers use?
They are mostly equipped with normal German weapons but wearing Dot 44 or Pea dot camo. Weapons include the Kar98K, MP40, MG42 or MG34, with a side arm (not all soldiers) of either a Walther P38, Luger Pistol, C96 Broomhandle, PPK etc.
What did paratroopers wear in WW2?
Paratroopers (Fallschirmjager) and mountain troopers (Gebirgsjager) wore boots and uniforms of a different types than regular infantrymen did as shown below: The illustration below shows soldiers of the Afrika Korps. The first 2 men from the left are pioneer soldiers and the rightmost man is an Obergefreiter in the artillery.
What did WW2 soldiers carry in their gear?
Basically the same as other soldiers; a bolt action rifle, 65 rounds of ammo, bayonet, shovel, helmet, 2 grenades, spare socks and underwear, blanket, trenchcoat, can of beans, bowl and box of 250 rounds of machine gun ammo. They had a metal can holding a gas mask, often the gas mask was thrown away and the can used as waterproof storage.
What kind of uniform did the SS wear in WW2?
The figure in the center wears the SS reversible camouflage/white winter uniform with the white side outermost (the innermost side is fall/summer camouflage), and special winter felt boots. The winter cap was lined with rabbit fur.