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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Helen on May 09, 2008, 01:33:11 PM

Title: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Helen on May 09, 2008, 01:33:11 PM
Hi Folks,

This one is really for Poly. I found these photos of Germans in the Balkans on the Picklehaube site. Many thanks to Robert for providing these pics.

Meet a few gentlemen with "Balkanmützen" (from left): Oberleutnant Scherler from Elberfeld, "me", Dr. Simon from Leipzig, Rittmeister Sacher (?) from Torgau, Hauptmann Reibig from Lützen, Hauptmann Blochius Hartmann from Düsseldorf. Date Oct 12th, 1915.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s266/HelenBachaus/Balkans/bmuetze_1.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s266/HelenBachaus/Balkans/bmuetze_2.jpg)

Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Plynkes on May 09, 2008, 01:37:50 PM
Is there no end to the villainy of the Hun? Conscripting garden gnomes into their army now, are they?  :)


This one is just unbelievable. Were they wearing them for a bet?
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on May 09, 2008, 01:45:55 PM
That was the first meeting of the German Lead Adventure Club  lol
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: PeteMurray on May 09, 2008, 01:46:40 PM
"Guys, you know what the problem is with our uniform? The Pickelhaub is not crazy enough."
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Aaron on May 09, 2008, 02:11:20 PM
Grenadier mitres just don't look as snazzy without the big plate on the front.
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Poliorketes on May 09, 2008, 02:25:02 PM
Seven Dwarfs
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Orctrader on May 09, 2008, 02:49:42 PM
I wonder what they're hiding under the hats?  And why is the hat on the man in the middle beginning to collapse?

Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Aaron on May 09, 2008, 02:54:14 PM
Schnapps bottles would be my guess.
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: revford on May 09, 2008, 03:35:36 PM
 lol  lol

Thanks for this.  I've finally seen a silly military hat to top the Bearskin.
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Hammers on May 09, 2008, 04:23:56 PM
I'd really like to see those guys do a goose march in those hats. Talk about incapacitating your enemies, them laughing themselves into a catatonic state.
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Arlequín on May 09, 2008, 05:58:03 PM
"me" ?

That is some excellent picture editing Helen, I imagined you taller though....

Still, I've never seen a picture of Gartzenwerge-schützen before. Excellent trench raiders and expert at getting across Gnomeman's land....
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: PeteMurray on May 09, 2008, 06:02:50 PM
Gnomeman's land....

BOOOOOO! >:( lol
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Arlequín on May 09, 2008, 06:15:38 PM
Gnomeman's land....

BOOOOOO! >:( lol

Please don't think I'm proud of that, but my hands started typing it and there was no stopping them...   lol
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Grimm on May 09, 2008, 06:46:13 PM
six of the seven dwarfs  :o lol where  is Schneewittchen or ``Männer alleine im Wald``


look here
http://www.7zwerge-derfilm.de/unterseiten/downloads/wallpaper/wp4_7z2_1024.jpg
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: DRDHauser on May 09, 2008, 07:14:46 PM
Now I'm going to need to find one; or have the wife make me one to put on the shelf next to my Shlem.
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Aaron on May 09, 2008, 07:16:37 PM
Should be easy enough. It looks like you just need to detach a sleeve from one of those nice sheepskin lined coats, turn it inside-out, and sew one end shut. You will be the envy of the neighborhood!
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: DRDHauser on May 09, 2008, 07:31:06 PM
What woman wouldn't love her man in a Balkanmützen.

A Tarboosh for Monday and Tuesday, a Kepi for Wednesday and Thursday, a Beskozirka for Friday, a Balkanmützen for Saturday and the Shelm on Sunday.

Won't life be grand!  lol
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Hammers on May 09, 2008, 07:33:44 PM
Gnomeman's land....

*eggs Jim Hale*
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Helen on May 09, 2008, 10:56:48 PM
"me" ?

That is some excellent picture editing Helen, I imagined you taller though....

Still, I've never seen a picture of Gartzenwerge-schützen before. Excellent trench raiders and expert at getting across Gnomeman's land....


Oh hardy har har  lol

From what I read on the forum the Germans were posing with their captured Serbian head attire.
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: area23 on May 09, 2008, 10:59:10 PM
Brilliant.  ;D

One wonders if there were any stormtruppen, trenchraiders or post-war Freikorps with these hats.

Did any of them grow beards?

Interesting tactic though, baffling your enemy with a silly hat:

"what the..."
"Haahaha! Sterb, du Britisher pig!"
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Helen on May 09, 2008, 11:00:56 PM
Hi Guys,

Another interesting photo of a famous German General.

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s266/HelenBachaus/Balkans/augustvonmackensen36op.jpg)
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Poliorketes on May 09, 2008, 11:06:13 PM
The death head hussars, from their enheritance the german tankers got the death head insignia, though today they seldom dare to show it in the public because the SS stole it and it's more associated with Himmlers henchmen.
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: muppetman on May 10, 2008, 12:09:56 AM
I'm going to sculpt some of them dudes, just for a grin

did they fight in them hats?? or is it like a smoking jacket thing??
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Poliorketes on May 10, 2008, 08:53:41 AM
1914 they might actually have fought in them, but not for long I guess.
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Arlequín on May 10, 2008, 09:24:13 AM
Hi Guys,

Another interesting photo of a famous German General.


For some reason I can't stop thinking of that old Star Trek episode 'The trouble with Tribbles'.

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/Siems/tribbles.jpg)
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: paintingdeamon on May 10, 2008, 09:26:03 PM
the first picture didnt come as a surpice i always knew that hitler and the smurfs where working together   lol

as for the second one...... poor guy these day they have excelent docters who can operate on conditions like that
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Helen on May 11, 2008, 12:37:35 AM
the first picture didnt come as a surpice i always knew that hitler and the smurfs where working together   lol

as for the second one...... poor guy these day they have excelent docters who can operate on conditions like that

Now all we need is a Flammenwerfer team to sort out the problem  8)
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: carlos marighela on May 11, 2008, 01:28:01 AM
Darstadly indeed. Disguising themselves as Christmas trees, no doubt to take advantage of a Christmas truce. :)
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: twrchtrwyth on May 11, 2008, 04:48:31 AM
What's a shlem? ???
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on May 11, 2008, 12:07:44 PM
What's a shlem? ???

Helmet in russian  :)
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Hammers on May 11, 2008, 12:21:50 PM
What's a shlem? ???

Helmet in russian  :)

But in international nomenclature it refers to that pointy russian felt thingy, doesn't it?
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: DRDHauser on May 12, 2008, 01:09:08 AM
What's a shlem? ???

Helmet in russian  :)

But in international nomenclature it refers to that pointy russian felt thingy, doesn't it?

I was referring to my repro budenovka which was affectionately called a shlem by the troops. Not much of a helmet actually.

But yeah the pointy russian hat with a big star and fold down ear flaps.
Title: Re: Interesting Headwear
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on May 12, 2008, 07:27:05 AM
I was referring to my repro budenovka which was affectionately called a shlem by the troops. Not much of a helmet actually.

But yeah the pointy russian hat with a big star and fold down ear flaps.

Had no idea shlem could mean budenovka, in russian they are two absolutely different things. But it's maybe really the international nomenclature.