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French WWII Uniforms, from the Army to the Resistance
A collector's guide to French WWII uniforms, covering 1939–40 army service dress, Adrian helmets, Free French kit and Resistance clothing and symbols.
European and Soviet Militaria
Other European Uniforms
WWII uniforms and insignia of France, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Finland, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.
Belgian WWII Uniforms
Belgian Army uniforms of the 1940 campaign: service dress, helmets, national cockades and identification tips, with notes on where documented evidence is thin.
Danish and Swedish WWII Uniforms
Danish and Swedish WWII uniforms, covering Denmark's occupied army, Sweden's neutral mobilised forces and what sources do and do not document.
Finnish Military Uniforms of WWII
Finnish WWII uniforms centred on the M/36 pattern: tunic, field cap and greatcoat, collar patches, buttons and the helmets and winter kit collectors see most.
Hungarian WWII Uniforms and Insignia
Hungarian WWII uniforms and insignia: Honvéd service dress, red-white-green cockades, steel helmets, hussar traditions and identification pitfalls.
Italian WWII Uniforms and Insignia
Identifying Italian WWII uniforms and insignia for collectors: M33 helmets, fiamme collar tabs, feathered hats, Blackshirt items and reproduction pitfalls.
Polish Army Uniforms of 1939
Polish Army uniforms of 1939: khaki tunics, rogatywka caps, French Adrian and wz.35 bowl helmets, cavalry pennants and identifying 1939 pieces.
What did Finnish soldiers wear in WWII?
Finnish soldiers in WWII mainly wore the M/36 uniform, with M/39 summer and winter headgear, earlier M/22 and M/27 items in use, and imported helmets.
What type of clothing do they wear in Belgium?
Short answer on Belgian clothing in the Second World War: khaki wool service dress, steel helmets and national cockades, and where the record is thin.
Why didn't Belgium let Germany through?
Belgium refused German demands for passage in 1914 because its neutrality was guaranteed by treaty, and Germany invaded anyway in both world wars.
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