Wore this at school. And one of my classmates asked why am i wearing a Soviet uniform. Too bad she doesnt know much about history. Good thing im not american or european or i might be in the news lol
Im a reenactor from Vietnam, and hello fellow reenactor, you are quite fortunate to be born in a country with a living reenactment community, the one here is non existent and only made up of some college history nerds but we are a close knit group. We mostly reenact Vietnam but sometimes WW2 as well. I kinda have some suggestions for ya, not claiming to be an expert but with the weather these days which is really hot, i suggest you get the HBT ones, they are superior to the wool ones, they dont itch at all, they are more durable, they dont nap, and you can toss them in the washing machine. And plus they are much better at heat. And no, they arent innacurate as some renactors say. They exist albeit only got common later in the war. Everytime i wear the wool ones, i question the sanity of the Germans lol since the itch, weight and heat is all bearing down on you. And they are expected to maintain maximum mobility in such bulky clothing. Also yeah, no offense but i think your litzen is too bright. the litzen later in the war should be like mad grey or something like that. And you are reenacting post late 1943 so i think you should get the milder toned litzen. But maybe late war supplies is chaotic so i think the whiter one is acceptable. But overall, great impression. I wish i could get an impression as good as yours lol... Since our salaries are quite low, the cost of reenacting is quite a lot here in Vietnam since all the stuff here is made and shipped from Thailand and China and the manfucaturing as you expect is not top tier either, (The stuff is made out of common materials) so yeah... but our standards are pretty low and no one is watching us so it works for our small group ig.... (Sorry if i recomented this since youtube deleted my previous comment for some reason)
Well thank you for taking the time to comment your opinions. Hbt was not comman at all with units in the regions we portray, so you wont catch us with those. As you said, some units had them more and if that is what you portray thats great off course. The litzen are definetly on the lighter side of the spectrum but acceptable non the less. I am looking for other ones though. Great to hear youve got a tight knit group. Keep that going!
@@dergrenadier thanks, well just wondering how can you cope with the discomfort of the wool uniforms? I bought them because reenactors say their the best but... sad to say i regret spending like 100 USD on these wool uniforms. (Which is a lot in Vietnam) They are so heavy, they are quite itchy, and to be frank not good with the heat of Vietnam. Reenactors say the itch goes away so thats good but the heaviness and the heat wont go away. Is it just cold there in the Netherlands or are yall just used to wearing heavy clothes? I kinda envy the other side (USSR, US) they wear lighter clothes their made of cotton. Also its only like less than 10 of us in each nation 4 of us doing Germany, 3 in the US and 6 doing Soviet. We got plans to make a British one but the battledress is quite hard to aquire here in Asia lol. We also reenact in the park so ig its farby but it is what it is.
About the feldbluse fitting, does the back of the shirt need to be above the back pocket of the pants and does the sleeve need to extend past the shirt lenfth similar to the British BDU? I read this from the lost battalion but a lot of the photos i see does not follow this. Thanks
i kinda wonder what's the point of belt hooks? they take metal away which is valuable in wartime and require a complicated suspension system, wouldn't it be just easier for the Wehrmacht to stitch some belt loops around the waist and call it a day? belt loops also hold the belt all day and holds it both top and bottom unlike the metal hooks which only holds the belt in the bottom.
Belt hooks are more reliable than loops. They can take more weight and are easily replaced when broken. Also, you need to be able to adjust the suspension system for each person. This is not possible with loops.
@@dergrenadier I mean if your carrying just the belt and a few other stuff I'm pretty sure the thick feldgrau wool loop can handle that, if you got the full kit to carry the webbing suspenders are there to help
Hi. Im trying to get into wehrmacht re-enacting, and i visited elsenau, the website is down, is there any other websites that sell historically accurate feldbluse?
The belt is made by Vincent's equipment. Absolutely amazing quality. The buckle is a well known reproduction that multiple vendors sell, Verlag Kopf also had them now.
I have an M36 that fits correctly in all the ways described, however I notice that when im lifting my arms it feels a tad tight around the seems. Is this to be expected? Or have I just gotten fatter?
It can depend on the make and run of the shop you bought it from. As long as you can still do all the stuff a soldier has to be able to do, I wouldn't worry about it to much. Unless seams start to rip, then you are indeed getting fatter 😁.
6:40 is it still historically accurate for the sleeve cut to be nearly as long or longer than the arm? Ive seen pics of slovak soldiers and hitler youth young soldiers with uniform whose way longer than it should be (based on what ive heard it should be above the pocket in the back part of the pants) I suppose later on the war when they don't have time to individually tailor each shirt to the individual. The uniforms are issued in a chaotic order with some receiving too big or too small of uniform. Especially the young ones (kids and young teenagers)
Off course, later in the war you saw a lot of weitd things and fits. Not everything was the correct size or the right fit. The placement of the pockets has nothing to do with the sleeve lengts though. They just looked at the hand. The sleeve was supposed to reach the base of the thumb
@@Bathtoasterr The eagle is harder than the Litzen. I often have trouble with the eagle too. I can do a video next time I get the opportunity to do so but I'm not sure when that will be. In the mean time take a good look on the Der Erste Zug website and check the re-enactor help pages on FB if you haven't already.
Yes it is. I like to use them but some people hated them. Be aware that your belt needs to be horizontal even if you dont use the hooks. So you will have to wear is really tight
I just got a M40 feldblusen, and everything seems good except the shoulder is a bit stiff, like there is a shoulder pad in it or something else that makes it hard to raise my arms, i kinda wonder if this is normal since i wouldn't think a combat uniform would have such characteristics.
If you want to start an impression and not spend the most amount of money. I encourage you to find a unit first so they can help you with tracking down some good second hand items. Please keep in mind that it depends on your unit what you need to buy, so if you buy yourself you might have to get new stuff and you will spend more in the end.
I kinda wonder what reenactors in the west think of non whites reenacting in armies traditionaly not including them loke the German Army. There are actually decently sized reenactment groups in thailand and Indonesia albeit unfortunately a lot of them are motivated by nazi feetish rather than liking history as a whole
@@dergrenadier damn well it must be hard to be a soldier then. Wearing my feldbluse felt much heavier than wearing BUSINESS SUITS. And yet all of these soldiers were expected to maintain maximum mobility and flexibility with these heavy clothes. And that is just the feldblusen. Those with greatcoats had it worse. The Russians and Americans were really lucky wearing cotton uniform,
I do not know what brand hessen sells but it's most likely gavin. Military harbour is like gavin but in my opinion the fit and materials are slightly worse.
I kinda want to ask yall reenactors about what yall think of people who get uniforms just to walk around with them or for cosplay instead of reenacting. People and reenactors dont suggest it especially with german uniforms but i did it with an WSS M40 uniform to school and was relatively ok (got even a few heil hitlers from it) Il put it here since you seem to be the most active out of all the reenactor RU-vidrs. Thanks.
Thank you for asking. I'll give you the most honest and polite answer I can give. These uniforms should only be worn on events or on occasions, where we can learn people something about the war and history in general. These are not suitable to wear "for the kicks of it" or larping, cosplay, airsoft or anything in that direction. What happened in the war is something that needs to be treated with respect. In short: don't wear these to school and if sombody gives you any form of greeting like the HH, don't accept that as a compliment.
@@dergrenadier thanks for the answer! I oddly enough saw HH as a compliment, idk why even though I'm aware of the stuff he did. Does the same logic apply to allied countries, especially the US. A lot of their uniforms like the M41, 43, and postwar ones like M65s and M81s are still seen a lot on civilian use either as a exact or replicate or close replicate. Does the same logic apply to them?
Hoi! Mag ik vragen wat de maat van deze jas is en jouw lengte? ik wil graag een m40 feldbluse bij Schusters bestellen met de juiste maat, aangezien de jouwe iets te lang was! Alvast bedankt, goede review!
@@dergrenadier Heb mijn M40 feldbluse en hosen ontvangen, 1 maatje onder mijn eigenlijke lengte besteld uit angst dat 2 maatjes teveel zou zijn en je had gelijk! de mouwen zijn een klein beetje te lang maar deze ga ik even inkorten. De jas 'rok' zelf was wel goed van lengte (hij raakt net het zitvlak als ik neerzit). Broek is veel te lang maar ook deze kort ik in. borst/broek omtrek is goed! Dank voor de hulp!
Are hbt uniforms good? I see reenactors shitting on them for some reason but i think their reasonable for heat, albeit i havent seen pictures of anyone aside from the indian legion wearing them
The hbt models were only used in very specific situations and not everybody got them even then. The best thing is to just accept the heat in your wool uniform.
@@dergrenadier well I did see them used by the indian legion in pictures. But your right they are VERY rare. I havent seen pictures of white Europeans using them. Considering how useful hbts are and how superior they are to the itchy and hard to move on wool uniforms, I wonder why they aren't used more often.
@@dergrenadier well I don't see the problem with saving but alright.. if the normal shoulder boards are not allowed then is not having shoulder boards historically accurate? (Generation war's later episodes depict German enlisted personnel with no shoulder boards)
@@pragerbest7848 Well, saving money on itself is not a problem. But usually impressions get really bad when there is less money invested in them. I have never seen original pictures that show soldiers with no shoulder boards. I suggest just biting the bullet and source a nice pair.
