Gebirgsjäger appearance on Crete

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Gebirgsjäger appearance on Crete

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Post by Texas Jäger » 16 Apr 2020, 05:47

Photos show Gebirgsjäger during Operation Mercury wearing either standard Heer uniforms with the edelweiss or tropical uniforms.
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Were all Gebirgsjägers issued both uniforms during the battle or were these just separate units of the 5th Mountain Division?

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