I had actually thought that he looked like a US soldier with a German jacket, just from the look of the pants, but he seems to be wearing German low boots and gaiters.
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I had actually thought that he looked like a US soldier with a German jacket, just from the look of the pants, but he seems to be wearing German low boots and gaiters.
Not only that, he has a German stick grenade in his right thigh pocket. Also, he seems a little "blade" heavy with not only a German bayonet and a M1 bayonet but also he seems to have an additional knife on his right boot!
Also has German canteen on his left front
The knife on his right boot looks to maybe be either an M3 trench knife or M4 Bayonet for the M1 carbine.
You're thinking of Captain C. Shore: "With British Snipers to the Reich". He wouldn't have known of course, but the Soviets wouldn't send a sniper when they could send an intelligence officer pretending to be a sniper. Nor would he have known that the Soviets would much rather deceive than impress.
Pavlichenko was trotted around the West but you'll notice she always had minders with her, even though her political reliability would have been very carefully vetted before she was allowed to go. In fact she was probably chosen for that as much as anything else.
Good eye! The finial on the scabbard is a giveaway.
Rather odd to have the two blades on the front of the leg like that.
And a potato masher grenade in his right pants pocket.
Next time I have a bad day at the office, I need to think of this photo
Awesome pic, the pilots facial expression says it all!
99% sure M-4 bayos were not fielded before laaaate 44, possibly 45. U.S. Paratroopers, of which he is, typically wore the M-3 in this fashion. Most likely Normandy as the Para jacket and trousers were rarely used after. First in, first at the war trophies. Sure he knew he wasn't bringing that grenade back home.
Looks like the tail wheel got shot off.
Or it refused to retract.
