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German Paratroopers - Uniforms and Equipment 1936-1945 - Volume II: Helmets, Equipment and Weapons

German Paratroopers - Uniforms and Equipment 1936-1945 - Volume II: Helmets, Equipment and Weapons
Author: Veltzé, Karl

Language: English

The second volume in the 3-volume-series, this book describes the helmets, equipment and weapons used by the German Fallschirmjäger in World War Two. Illustrated with well over 1000 photos, of which most are in colour!


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In the 368 pages of this second of the projected three volumes of German Paratroopers – Uniforms and Equipment 1936-1945 the author, Karl Veltzé, not only takes a very detailed look at the Fallschirmjäger helmets – more than a third of this volume is dedicated to them – , but also deals with the paratroopers’ special equipment (gasmask bags, hand grenade bags, ammunition bandoleers, medic equipment). The standard field equipment is covered next, followed by a chapter devoted to the individual and crew-served weapons utilized by the German airborne forces; among these are both versions of the special FG 42 paratrooper rifle. The parachutes used by the German paras are examined on 40 pages, whilst the last chapter looks at their drop containers. 

This volume follows the development of the many pieces of equipment used by the German paratroopers from the early days to the last days of the Third Reich, describing in great detail the characteristics of the various models.

Six years of research and collaboration with some of the most important Fallschirmjäger collections have gone into these volumes so far. Collectors and military enthusiasts will be able to study some of the rarest original pieces and find a lot of interesting and new information in these pages. The full-colour photographs of the various items are accompanied by hundreds of period photos, more than 150 of them not published before, showing helmets, equipment and weapons in wear.

Original title German Paratroopers - Uniforms and Equipment 1936-1945 - Volume II: Helmets, Equipment and Weapons
Author Veltzé, Karl
Languages English
Subject Uniforms and Equipment
Period World War Two
Location Germany
Categories Photobooks, Textual books

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