You are right Michael - it gets very cold in the North African desert when the sun goes down. The Germans issued the Brown wool greatcoat to some of the AK troops - today it is a very rare piece of militaria!
Thanks for the welcome! I sure was not looking to p** anyone off - just pointing out some historical inaccuracies that should be mentioned. Sorry - I will also point out when things are 'spot-on'. I really do like this stuff.
This is my first post on this forum. I have however, been reading the threads for the past year and I feel that it is now time to comment. First a little background - I have been collecting original militaria ( ACW thru WW2)for over 30 years and have a extensive reference library. I enjoy...
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