Monday, November 29, 2010

Gebirgsjäger (German Mountain Troops) in Color

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Gebirgsjäger as cover of "Die Woche" magazine


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Gebirgsjäger in their spare time


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Bearded Gebirgsjäger


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A wartime Agfa color slide of a Gebirgsjäger Hauptmann eating some bread ration


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Maybe a Gebirgsjäger?


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Gebirgsjäger soldier


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Gebirgsjäger with his climbing equipment


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This postcard shows a pre-war Gebirgsjäger, and probably pre-issue (1938) of the standard sleeve and cap Edelweiss. The stemless Edelweiss on his cap is a World War I Alpenkorps Edelweiss. As you noted, his waffenfarbe is for Gebirgsartillerie. The machine gun he is using is the Austrian MG-30

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