File:WW2 German Army Wehrmacht Uniforms Field gray Mountain Tropical Mobile troops etc US War Dept military identification poster January 1944 (H0171-L171197414) Public domain.jpg

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English: World War II American / allied forces poster for identifying German army uniforms (Wehrmacht Heer). Blurry, low resolution image /photo.

"Newsmap - Volume 2, Number 40" published 1/24/1944; unrestricted access and use.

  • German army uniforms (January 1944)
    • Field gray uniforms officers and men:
      • Field caps, national emblem, steel helmet, decals, equipment, tornister, infantry rifleman.
      • Breeches, service caps, belt buckles, emblems, device, cockade, overcoat, blouse, leggins.
    • Mobile troops (Schnelle Truppen)
      • Black uniform, Panzer beret, field cap, Totenkopf device, lapel, emblem, device, etc.
      • Saddle bags, Panzer Grenadier armored infantry, boots, high shoe, etc.
    • Mountain uniforms. Officers and men.
      • Signal troops, mountain cap, service caps, shoe, puttees, white jacket, Edelweiss device. Gebirgsjäger.
      • Gebirgsjäger. Snow camouflage cowerall, calico wind jacket, rucksack, white hooded coat.
    • Tropical uniforms. Officers and men.Mediterranean region, Afrika Korps.
      • Pith helmet, linen boots, steel helmet, visored field cap, shorts, etc.
      • Overcoat, field pack rucksack, pants, rain cape, muffler, linen boots, leggings.


Chart showing various uniforms of the Wehrmacht Heer, the army of Nazi Germany during the Second World War, including Panzer tank, tropical, field gray, alpine troops, etc., and boots, contents of their packs, etc. Issued by the U.S. War Dept., in January 1944. Illustrations and information from the Joint Army Navy J.A.N. No.1 Guide prepared by the Army Information Branch, M.S.D., A.S.F. (Army Service Forces).

US Govermental document. Unrestricted use. Public domain.
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Author Army Service Forces (ASF) / Army of the United States. Author not provided (descriptive uniform and insignia illustrations by uncredited illustrator/designer)
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  • German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
    German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
  • German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
    German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
  • German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
    German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
  • German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
    German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
  • German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
    German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
  • German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
    German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
  • German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
    German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
  • German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
    German Army Uniforms (JAN No 1 Uniforms and Insignia, a US military WW2 recognition manual 1943–44)
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    WW2 German Army Uniforms (US poster 1944, hi-res scan)
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    WW2 German Army Uniforms (US poster 1944, blurry, low-res)
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    "German Army Uniforms ad Insignia" (US poster 1943, high resolution scan)

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