Wehrmacht Training Film

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I also thought it was funny that nobody could do anything unless they shed their binoculars, web belt and dress belt.

Might have been old habit. The Germans started the war wearing suspenders under their tunic, web gear, and pack. A latrine break was a monumental undertaking. They must have spent half their time undressing and dressing.

Those trenches were probably dug by inmates and beaten until they were perfect. Now we have trench diggers that can make them like that, but back then I am sure it was the MK1 shovel and 100 calories a day prisoner.

They might have been lucky to have the iron Mk 1. Russian peasants were still using wooden shovels and general implements when the Germans started trolling their forums in '41.

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