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Mix and Match Uniform

A German soldier wearing 'captured' articles of clothing at a blocking position outside of Stalingrad. Many German soldiers wore articles of clothing taken from the bodies of fallen Red Army men. Equipment, too, was no longer being replaced, for months at a time, no change of clothing was possible. (scanned by HOS Bandit)


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-forces/34042/mix-and-match-uniform

He has a rather depressed look, and you can very well imagine why. The uncertain future that awaited the soldiers truly shows in this photo.

Awesome. I never saw an original color photo showing the Soviet amoeba camo pattern before.