German winter uniform camouflage question.

[flamethrowerguy]

@Grenadier

Maybe Mr. Knoop is not the right source :mrgreen:

You mean the German younger generations’ “guilty conscience reminder”?

[Grenadier]

@flamethrowerguy

You mean the German younger generations’ “guilty conscience reminder”?

exactly. It is okay to remember and learn from history, but he’s going far beyond… just my humble opinion.

[Grenadier]

@Peacejager

Grenadier I have always heard and read that the German high command didn’t supply winter gear during the first year because they thought they wouldn’t need it,I don’t think it was to “force” the troops into getting to Moscow before winter,I have never heard that. Hitler told his armies to stop and wait when they were within sight of Moscow…then when he gave the go ahead the rains came and bogged them down. I believe the delay was so he could try to capture Stalingrad first. I agree it wasn’t that winter gear was not available just the supply problems as Nickd said.

Stalingrad was in Autumn/winter 42/43. Heeresgruppe Mitte was defeated in winter 41 near Moscow by “General Winter” and fresh troops coming
from East. But I think you’re right about winter gear. They hesitated too long and didn’t have enough transport capacity then. But in such conditions I wouldn’t think of winter overcoats as niceties…