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German headdress question..
campbellbart
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Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012 - 10:28 AM UTC
What would be the most appropriate or common type of headdress for a Panzer crewman to wear during the invasion of France 1940? The panzer beret or the sidecap?

Bart
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Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012 - 11:36 AM UTC
IMHO either or would be correct. I also think that there were a shortage of black Panzer side caps so alot of contemporary pics show a light grey colour as opposed to panzer black, borrowed from Heer stocks.
smydi01
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Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 08:46 AM UTC
Hi Bart.

By order HM 40, No. 429, dated 27 March 1940, new field caps for panzer troops were introduced. By order HM 41, No. 64,
dated 15 January 1941, the black panzer beret was abolished.

So as James said there would be a fair bit of cross over time when both would have been in use.
campbellbart
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Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 12:31 PM UTC
thanks for the help guys.

Bart
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