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ww2 German Ground forces?

I have looked at many photo's and many Art illustrations some were fantasy/propaganda others though were for The American soldier to better know the look of a German and itlan soldiers as well as the French Soldiers that ere fighting with Germany against USA and the Allies. I understand that in all the pics,art work and film the German Soldiers all had the same Boot. Except for the German Waffen Air Trooper (I don't know the full proper name of the German Air Trooper) Not only did they have seemingly lace up boots but there Helmets were different. Why was this? And why did so many Americans get trench foot and loose so many feet and toes? All I can get is that the Army designed them poorly. Why? It isn't like we don't have mountains and cold freezing weather? I mean any man that was fighting in Germany could have wrote a letter to his mother and dad to send his Hunting Boots because these suck, while your at it go to our congressman and show him what a real out in the wet cold and snow boots look like. I just don't understand why they did not fix it. Some times I really feel like the American Soldier in ww2 was to much expendable. I know you will say "well they were" But there is reason to just shove it in there face or pain a bulls eye on his back. I can tell you right now being a veteran of The afghanistan War we would not do it. do you remember back when those boys were travelling across what they called Deaths Highway in the H-V's? And there was not one inch of Armor on those H-V's? They did there job day and night requesting armored Vehicles or armored H-V's week after week month after month until the entire 83rd division was gone. When there was just 18 men and women left out of the Original 376 Grunts of the 83rd. The last 18 said Hell No why don’t you go? They could have very well been shot on the spot but they believed they were being used like dumb animals. Shoot they knew that even after the H-V's were revamped they still didn't have much of a chance. but that’s all that they ask for is a small chance to make it home. HAHA well I got away from my original question. Also in ww2 I really dig the way the Germans looked. They were the only one to use camo and allot of people I know hate the way the German Air Troopers looked because of that soup bowl looking helmet ha-ha. But when his necks all covered up from the cold and the camo is allover him with his face all blacked out and camo on the helmet also. With that M-43 Mouser Rifle (its just the k-98 but made shorter)slung over his back then that brand new never made or seen before STG-44 the first Assault Machinegun strapped around his front and 3 of the wood-handle throwing grenades...They all had to be 6-feet Tall most were over 6-feet the average was 6'2 BUT!! now our Air Born Troopers in ww2 shoot ! its a close call because it's my understanding that they trained 1year and a 1/2 longer then the German Airborne. But they looked real cool to and its funny because when it comes to war the Rifle doesn't care how tall you are. But it was impressive. I can imagine what the 1st group of American POW's were thinking at these tall giant men with all this new bad as weapons. Tanks that seemed like giants with machine guns that shot Thousands of rounds a minute. Thank you for reading and answering the question if you can. The questions about the boots. Sorry I wrote to much

Public Comments

1. Interesting questions you wrote. All I can say is that the military just like anything else learn its way while fighting a war hoping that they don't make the same mistakes.
2. The Germans had allot of problems first most of their Artillery was horse drawn. They had better tanks but not nearly enough of them, the T-34 the was just as good as anything the Germans had up to the Tiger and King Tiger (and both of those had reliability problems), and the Russians stamped out T-34's like cookies. The Germans where fighting the Russians and the Brits read what Rommel went though in western Desert. I'm one of those who think Hitler lost the Second World War when he didn't invade Britain, and invaded Russia way before he was ready, when he declared War on the US after Pearl Harbor that was the last nail in the coffin.