Unique Facts of
World War II Uniforms

VFW Pictorial Record: Germany

by Rudy Scott Nelson


Pg 11. Great classic photo of polish troops attacking across a field. They are all wearing very dark overcoats and backpacks.

Pg 68-69. Greek troops fighting the Italians. Many are wearing the French Adrian helmet and are armed with British and French weapons. One photo shows Italian Cavalry wearing the basic unifirm. The lead officer is riding a white horse while the other mounts are very dark.

Pg 71. Greek troops are using captured Italian 2-man tankettes.

Pg 96. German Armored Cars clearly show white outlined black crosses on all four sides of the hull

Pg 104-105. Both phots show the German use of National flags as identification methods. A Halfirack has it draped over the back so following troops will not mistake it when it is out front.

Pg 114-115. US Tomahawk aircraft deployed in North Africa with British desert camoflauge. The marking are those of the Royal Australian Air Force.

Pg 262, 239. Two color photos of the same B-24 group of the 15th Air Force. The tail has its top half painted red and the bottom half is white with a large centered red circle. There is also a red "F' behind the circle. On the ftisilage is a Blue circle Star w/ white side cherons and behind it is a large red square with a white number "61", "59" in it. The Right crew and maintenance crew are painting the bombs bright colors for an Easter raid. One is yellow, another is green and a third is white with multi-colored polka dots.

Pg 361. A destroyed German Train clearly shows a multi-colored camoflauge pattern on the side of the coal car. It appears to be a spaghetti pattern on the inside and outside of the coal car.

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