King and Country WWII Heer Uniforms (1 Viewer)

[Jagdpanther]

How come with K&C figures the Trousers have a more grey look to them? Shouldn't they be the same shade or color like the Tunic? The trousers to me look more like the slate grey color (steingrau) which was discontinued before the war.

 

[Jack]

How come with K&C figures the Trousers have a more grey look to them? Shouldn't they be the same shade or color like the Tunic? The trousers to me look more like the slate grey color (steingrau) which was discontinued before the war.

Perhaps they are like suits - the pants wear out before the jacket? I remeber in Eugene Sledge's book about the war in the Pacific he mentioned that he wore his original tunic through both of his campaigns but that his trousers were always shredded.

 

[Guy]

How come with K&C figures the Trousers have a more grey look to them? Shouldn't they be the same shade or color like the Tunic? The trousers to me look more like the slate grey color (steingrau) which was discontinued before the war.

Straight out of the factory the pants were "field grey" but after a few months of wearing them the grey colour faded.
Late war the pants produced turned into a brownish grey
guy:smile2:

 

[OzDigger]

Straight out of the factory the pants were "field grey" but after a few months of wearing them the grey colour faded.
Late war the pants produced turned into a brownish grey
guy:smile2:

"Brownish grey", ha ha reminds me of a scene in the early Stalingrad movie where a German soldier has some Brown pants issues.

 

[King & Country]

Hi Guys,

Apologies for the delay in replying to this particular 'thread' as I just returned to Hong Kong from Australia late last night.

In reply to Jagdpanther's query about the above subject I have researched German uniforms for almost as many years as K&C has been producing Wehrmacht and Waffen SS soldiers and found the following:

1. Classic German Army Tunics were a shade of grey / green colour while trousers (either worn with jackboots or gaiters and boots) were almost universally plain mid grey in colour.

2. As the war progressed with shortages and economics playing a part there were a host of amendments and variations in both styling and colour but almost to the very end the basics remained the same.

3. As for the slate grey colour being discontinued before the war as Jagdpanther says... I have found no evidence of that anywhere.

Hope this helps...

Best wishes to all.
Andy

 

[PanzerAce1944]

I thought I would add some input to this thread as my own personal interest in German WWII Uniforms and equipment dates back a good 35+ Years !
Getting involved with German WWII reenacting has shed much light on this topic versus just what is seen in books or online. Unlike the U.S. or British
army of WWII which had simple, basic Army uniforms the Germans used numerous colors, materials, and patterns. The enclosed photo depicts many
different Tunic shades that were used. That being said the Trousers were along the same lines in diversity as well. The uniform colors depicted by K&C
on their Wehrmacht series is quite correct and depicts the more commonly seen match of Trousers and Tunics, especially in the first few years of the war.
Hope this helps !

Wayne

 

[Wolfgang_UK]

Hi Guys,

Apologies for the delay in replying to this particular 'thread' as I just returned to Hong Kong from Australia late last night.

In reply to Jagdpanther's query about the above subject I have researched German uniforms for almost as many years as K&C has been producing Wehrmacht and Waffen SS soldiers and found the following:

1. Classic German Army Tunics were a shade of grey / green colour while trousers (either worn with jackboots or gaiters and boots) were almost universally plain mid grey in colour.

2. As the war progressed with shortages and economics playing a part there were a host of amendments and variations in both styling and colour but almost to the very end the basics remained the same.

3. As for the slate grey colour being discontinued before the war as Jagdpanther says... I have found no evidence of that anywhere.

Hope this helps...

Best wishes to all.
Andy

M22 (M36)

Originally the M1936 tunic was worn with the same slate gray (steingrau) trousers that the Reichswehr had introduced in 1922. These were high-waisted, straight legged, button-fly trousers with suspenders (braces) and three internal pockets plus a watch-pocket; in the field they were worn tucked into jackboots.
M40

In 1940 contractors were ordered to discontinue the manufacture of steingrau fabric and instead produce trousers from the same feldgrau cloth as the tunic; however Army depots continued to issue existing stocks and the older dark trousers were still frequently seen until around 1942.

M43
A new design of field trousers was introduced in 1943, replacing the old World War I style straight legged "Langhosen". New features included tapered ankles (to help fit with new ankle boots and gaiters, which replaced jackboots beginning in 1941/42), reinforced seat, and loops to allow a trouser belt to be used. They were the German soldiers' favorite and most robust trousers, and were produced right up to the end of the war.

https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com/showthread.php?60418-Wehrmacht-Uniform-Fieldgrey

rgds
Wolfgang

 

[LTC PaulN]

I thought I would add some input to this thread as my own personal interest in German WWII Uniforms and equipment dates back a good 35+ Years !
Getting involved with German WWII reenacting has shed much light on this topic versus just what is seen in books or online. Unlike the U.S. or British
army of WWII which had simple, basic Army uniforms the Germans used numerous colors, materials, and patterns. The enclosed photo depicts many
different Tunic shades that were used. That being said the Trousers were along the same lines in diversity as well. The uniform colors depicted by K&C
on their Wehrmacht series is quite correct and depicts the more commonly seen match of Trousers and Tunics, especially in the first few years of the war.
Hope this helps !

Wayne

Is that photo from "At The Front" ('s) website? Rollin (the owner) is very meticulous about making accurate uniforms for reenactors and has racks of specimens collected from militaria shows because of "stitch Nazis." I'm all about historical accuracy, but when you've been out there to see the variances in how the big machine clothes and equips soldiers in a modern, computerized era, and then look at a picture like Wayne linked of 70 year old examples and their variances, I'm ok with the color of my toy soldier's jacket and trousers.