Inventories of war: soldiers' kit from 1066 to 2014

[mlavoie88]

here's a cool link I just found on the web

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11006139/Inventories-of-war-soldiers-kit-from-1066-to-2014.html?frame=2994181

 

[Zulopol]

Nice! Why on the last picture (N.13) At the bottom left they put an electronic tablet ?

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

The Rifle Soldier in 1854 was issued a pipe!  I want one now, where is my pipe!

 

[Old Sweat]

Too bad the story didn't include the weights of the various outfits shown, perhaps with the average height and weight of a soldier of each era included.

 

[SoldierInAYear]

Cool photos, thanks for the share OP
Does anyone know the name of the SMG in the WWII kit?

Nice! Why on the last picture (N.13) At the bottom left they put an electronic tablet ?

replacement for porno mags

 

[cupper]

Cool photos, thanks for the share OP
Does anyone know the name of the SMG in the WWII kit?

replacement for porno mags

Sten Mk V

 

[expwor]

A question to the experts out there.  Wouldn't the soldier's boots (looking at the Lance Corporal's gear, Parachute Brigade, Battle Of Arnhem picture 11) be a higher cut "jump boot"  The boots shown are ankle boots (upper right hand corner)  It seems to me they wouldn't provide enough support to someone parachuting.

Thanks

Tom

 

[Old Sweat]

Boots and gaiters were used by the Brit (and Canadian) airborne forces during the Second World War. I have some pictures of Canadian airborne gunners circa 1949 wearing ankle boots and puttees, but by 1950 our guys were wearing jump boots.

You may also have noted the absence of a reserve parachute in the kit.

 

[expwor]

Thanks

Tom

 

[The Bread Guy]

Note to foodies:  one of the common denominators for every set of kit shown was a spoon.

 

[bLUE fOX]

I believe as originally stood up 1 Can Para was issued with high top american style jump boots. They also trained using a reserve chute while at Fort Benning and Camp Shilo. When they came to RAF Ringway for british conversion training, the reserve chute was done away with because the british jumped from a lower hight then the Americans, negating the functionality of a reserve chute.

 

[Old Sweat]

I believe as originally stood up 1 Can Para was issued with high top american style jump boots. They also trained using a reserve chute while at Fort Benning and Camp Shilo. When they came to RAF Ringway for british conversion training, the reserve chute was done away with because the british jumped from a lower hight then the Americans, negating the functionality of a reserve chute.

Correct. The Americans also used to teach landing with the legs apart, but that changed once the realities of injuries were realized. During the war Canadians were taught to jump in five different places (besides the ones doing secret agent stuff.) In 1942 onwards we took basic para in Ringway, Benning, Shilo and Fort Benjiman Harrision in Montana for the FSSF. In July 1944 a number of volunteers from Canadian artillery regiments in the Italian theatre took an abbreviated jump course at an airfield near Rome. They later jumped into the South of France and then Greece as members of 3 Forward Observation Unit which provided AB FOO parties for the 2nd British Independent Parachute Brigade.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Boots and gaiters were used by the Brit (and Canadian) airborne forces during the Second World War. I have some pictures of Canadian airborne gunners circa 1949 wearing ankle boots and puttees, but by 1950 our guys were wearing jump boots.

You may also have noted the absence of a reserve parachute in the kit.

I wore DMS boots and puttees for about 100 jumps in the 80s.... AND a reserve.  ;D

 

[dimsum]

Note to foodies:  one of the common denominators for every set of kit shown was a spoon.

Well, some pretty insignificant Corsican guy did say something about marching on stomachs.  ;D

 

[BeyondTheNow]

Very interesting.

http://petapixel.com/2014/08/17/soldiers-inventories-photo-series-details-1000-years-of-gear-worn-in-war/

 

[PMedMoe]

Already posted here.