WAFFEN SS - LES GRENADIERS T3

This encyclopedia devoted to the uniforms and equipment of the infantrymen - called "Grenadiere" at the end of the war - of the Waffen-SS became essential for researchers, historians, collectors but also the very numerous enthusiasts of the history of the Second World War. Indeed, since the “troops at disposal” and Hitler’s personal guard, the LSSAH, the evolution of uniforms has been considerable. Historical publications present us with a small part of the thousands of photos available in archive funds. But their descriptions are often very thin. A photo showing a “grenadier” bearing a 1943 effect cannot have been taken in 1941. This encyclopedia will allow us to understand these developments. The historian, thanks to this work, will have the opportunity to date certain photos more precisely, depending on the appearance of certain effects in the units and their use.

 

This third and final volume concludes the study of the uniforms worn by the grenadier of the Waffen-SS. It includes the chapters dealing with the camouflage veil and the face mask, the tent fabrics, the camouflaged cap model 1942, the camouflaged outfits model 1944 and model 1945, the belts, the shoes, the emblem of sovereignty, the tabs . collar, shoulder tabs, ranks and function badges as well as sleeve bands. The collector now has, and for the first time in French, a real encyclopedia aimed at completeness which will become the reference, a considerable work which he will be able to consult according to his discoveries in order to enable him to identify and authenticator these.