A new guide of German Tank Uniforms between 1934 and 1945
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/german-tank-uniforms-1934-1945
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/german-tank-uniforms-1934-1945
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From what I can see, it has potential. Color reproduction seems nice. Not sure what is covered, since no mention is made of the variants in the uniforms, the differences between Waffen-SS and Army uniforms (not to mention Luftwaffe and Polizei), as well as work uniforms, camo and assault-gun-style jackets. Since the book is coming from Germany, I am fearful that elements of the uniforms where the Hakenkreuz would be present, will be blacked out. All that said, any good reference that is reasonably priced and available to modelers would be helpful, given many of the inaccuracies I see when figures are present on models.
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According to the author, in the book, all the swastikas are there.
In addition to the special black clothing of the Army, the field gray clothing is also briefly explained, as well as drill clothing and assault gun jackets. But all of this is only from the Army (Heer).
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However, if you look closely, in the three images with the color bars on the sides (the ones tagged 1935, 1944, and 1938), the swastika on the national eagle has been blurred out. This may be specific to those images used for review, or separate editions for Germany and the rest of the market, but having them blurred out in every case where they would normally have been seen clearly does not bode well for the rest of the book.
I doubt whether there would be separate editions: A common sense one and a “woke” one. It would be prohibitively expensive for a publisher of niche-market books. We all know what’s underneath.
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I don’t think it’s a case of a common-sense version and a woke one - though I appreciate the distinction (God help us all as woke continues to prevail - or at least in poor old UK) but just that Germany has banned the swastika - which I sort of get.
Well, this is probably leading us astray. Germany does allow the swastika to be viewed, if its for historical and educational purposes, which I believe this would be. That said, I’m sure it’s a fine book and, as I mentioned earlier, we all know what’s behind the censorship blurs.
Ah, I was unaware that they had let up on the swastika issue a tad; glad to hear it, though you’d think the criteria of educational purposes would apply to the book(!)
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Well, it’s always been that way, although authorities have the discretion to determine what’s “educational” and what isn’t.
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