Joris Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Who can help me with information on the uniform the American Glidertroops of WWII had? What jacket / jeans / webbing / equipment etc for the regular riflemen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Who can help me with information on the uniform the American Glidertroops of WWII had? What jacket / jeans / webbing / equipment etc for the regular riflemen. What period old boy? Pre or post D-Day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 Post D-day, sorry 'bout that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 '43's all the way... easy M43 Jacket M43 Pants (with or without rigger pockets depending on unit) Double buckle booties (or corcorans "held over from last action") tin pot :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Just for clarification - are your talking Glider Infantry Regiment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 Yes indeed, 327th GIR for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Same as the paratroopers mate, these guys were still elite forces - even though the paras thought differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I thought they had regular infantry gear, not the specific Airborne stuff like the helmet with A-Yokes and pants?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop larkin Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Yes Enigma you are correct. The glider troops and pilots all landed wearing the same gear as the standard infantry units. D-Day was M1941 jackets, wool trousers and service boots and gaters. They also had the same webbing so its the doughboy packs not the musette bags. Post D-Day would have then gone over to the M1943's that were then standardized accross the whole of the US army forces. Double buckle boots, or service boots and gaters. You could get away with Corcorans, as they were purchased privately by some soliders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Offcourse when you do 327 Gir you need a beautiful marke repro helmet..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 Yeah indeedy I just received a M42 HBT uniform and was wondering what units were equiped with it. Certainly not glidertroops, as I know now. Let me see if I can scrape some money together to get myself equipped as a glidermen too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Yeah indeedy I just received a M42 HBT uniform and was wondering what units were equiped with it. Certainly not glidertroops, as I know now. Let me see if I can scrape some money together to get myself equipped as a glidermen too. Hi Joris Here a link so you know what you need. http://www.101st-airborne.net/binnenframesetreenactment.htm The gear is mostly standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Thanks mate!! Anybody know how to pack a Haversack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Squashy stuff at the top ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Thanks mate!! Anybody know how to pack a Haversack? Got a WW2 manual somewhere... But, you can't get much in it anyway!!! With full load it HURTS your shoulders!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Hi Joris, pictures of Infantry heading inland from Utah on D-Day show them wearing HBT's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted May 31, 2007 Author Share Posted May 31, 2007 Picture seems to be missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Sorry Joris, you misunderstood, I have seen a number of pictures of infantrywearing HBT's, if I find the book(s) with the pics I will post the titles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Hi Joris, pictures of Infantry heading inland from Utah on D-Day show them wearing HBT's As far as I know the beach landing forces had HBT because they could be impregnated with anti gas stuff. They wore them over the wool trousers. Can anyone confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Yes Enigma, what you say is correct but not all troops landed wearing HBT's. they also wore a British manufactured gas detection armband made of light brown paper treated with a reactive paint, when this came into contact with gas, pink spots would appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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