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Women´s or men´s shoes?

Postby Arto O on 09 Jul 2012 05:28

Hi,
I have been observing German soldiers wearing these kind of shoes on leisure/free time. They have very femine aspect. Were they regular issues from army or did men brought them from home, because the army doesn´t give them something better. The same question about the lady at left in the second photo.
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Re: Women´s or men´s shoes?

Postby von thoma on 10 Jul 2012 05:36

It's hard to specify.
I think are from the house where they are eating.
Have woman's shoes appearance.
The second is a BDM girl with sport dress,and sport footwear of that time.
Not Nike classic line :wink:
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Re: Women´s or men´s shoes?

Postby Arto O on 12 Jul 2012 20:01

Thanks von thoma,
for your reply. I have observed these kind of shoes in many photos, even those taken in the front. Maybe just civilian shoes for women or men of that time. Now if they were shoes just for women, the german women must have had very big feet. Okei they were "valkyria girls" :D. But I am quiete sure that they weren´t military supplied ones. I was checking in internet for sport shoes of that time but without result.
Here another example: Member of BFC in a boxing competition in Germany.
Source: Cristopher Aislby, Mercenarios de Hitler.
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