In the attached image there is a mixture of enlisted, NCO and Officers in what appears to be standard reichswehr feldblusen but all in the picture seem to be wearing trousers not tucked into boots. I am wondering if the men in these photos are wearing some form of formal dress shoes or are they simply wearing their trousers over their regular jackboots? This type of dress seems to be reminiscent of Wehrmacht "walking-out" dress codes.
Photos are from the website https://gmic.co.uk/topic/34999-reichswehr-uniforms/
Are these men wearing dress shoes or boots?
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Re: Are these men wearing dress shoes or boots?
To my personal impression from your enlarged first photo they were wearing so called "Schaftstiefel" under the normal military pants.
This link to the german Wikipedia is probably helpful: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfstie ... utschland)
Good luck for your further research!
Hans1906
This link to the german Wikipedia is probably helpful: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfstie ... utschland)
Good luck for your further research!
Hans1906
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Re: Are these men wearing dress shoes or boots?
From my understanding "Schaftstiefel" are the tighter, higher cavalry boots worn by officers. I assume that the slimmer boots allow them to tailor their trousers into a tighter fit as can be seen on the officers in the front row. I will assume that the enlisted and NCO wear their "marschstiefel" under their trousers because I can observe that their trousers aren't as "skinny" as the officers'. Upon closer inspection there seems to be a lack of laces on everyone's footwear in the photo, which rules out the possibility that they are wearing dress shoes/ low boots.
Re: Are these men wearing dress shoes or boots?
It depended probably on the personal "taste" for the younger officers at that time, to wear, whatever they liked?
(Probably ordered by their commander just for the group picture...?)
In the WW1, even oridinary soldiers were wearing "Stiefel" of any kind, when their families were able, to pay for such expensive footwear
back then, you will probably remember the special scene in the movie "Im Westen nichts Neues" about the footwear of the almost
dead comrade in the hospital...
Whoever could pick up a pair of boots at that time, take them away from a fallen comrade, he was in an exceptional situation.
The unfortunate soldiers have rushed without shoes, in foot rags, in straw shoes, or barefoot against the enemy machine guns....
Hans1906
(Probably ordered by their commander just for the group picture...?)
In the WW1, even oridinary soldiers were wearing "Stiefel" of any kind, when their families were able, to pay for such expensive footwear
back then, you will probably remember the special scene in the movie "Im Westen nichts Neues" about the footwear of the almost
dead comrade in the hospital...
Whoever could pick up a pair of boots at that time, take them away from a fallen comrade, he was in an exceptional situation.
The unfortunate soldiers have rushed without shoes, in foot rags, in straw shoes, or barefoot against the enemy machine guns....
Hans1906
The paradise of the successful lends itself perfectly to a hell for the unsuccessful. (Bertold Brecht on Hollywood)