After the end of the war in Europe, Germany will no longer be plagued by the lack of raw materials as it has historically been. Apex M. Update the dividends of the fastest war, enough for the German government to squander for years, and government buyers are now waving checks all over the world to place orders.

Cotton, wool and various leather raw materials produced in the Americas are constantly crossing the Atlantic to reach the European market. Europe's agriculture and livestock industry suffered severe losses in the war, resulting in a huge gap in the supply of raw materials in the Old World, coupled with the need for territorial reconstruction and military expansion, Europe has become a huge black hole, greedily devouring cheap resources and materials from all over the world.

One of the reasons why the British textile industry has recovered the fastest of all is because of the huge number of orders they have received from Germany, and many of the new winter clothes that German soldiers are now receiving are made from woolen fabrics produced in Manchester and even London.

Although the German textile industry is in full swing, it is still unable to complete the massive orders generated by the expansion of the army, because they still have to meet the needs of the domestic civilian market, the Germans now have a few spare money in their hands, the domestic demand for various goods has begun to rise rapidly, and even the luxury goods field that the Nazis have been boycotting are now showing signs of recovery.

With that out of the way, let's take a look at the winter clothing that the German Army is equipped with today. A woolen uniform made of linen and wool with a wool and cotton lining, still made of rayon silk to prevent fleas and other parasites from penetrating. Of course, there are also those that use natural silk, which is limited to individual customized officer uniforms, after all, silk is relatively expensive, and military spending is sufficient and cannot be wasted.

In addition to the outer pants and coat, each soldier also gets two sets of thick cotton underwear, which are breathable and sweat-absorbent, very comfortable and close to the body, which can effectively retain the soldier's body temperature.

A high-necked cashmere sweater replaced the original sweater, but it still retained the traditional ultra-long sleeves of the German army, which was designed to be worn by soldiers of different sizes.

For the first time in history, the Germans also equipped their soldiers with woolen trousers, which also had a slight length, for the same reason as sweaters, to meet the needs of soldiers of all sizes.

In addition to these standard clothing, soldiers can buy additional warm clothing according to their personal circumstances, but they are only allowed to wear them under the uniform, and basic military appearance must be guaranteed.

Each soldier was also given a ski mask, which was a woolen product that covered the entire head and only exposed the eyes, nose and mouth, which could be used on both sides, dyed white on the reverse side and field green on the front, which the soldier could choose according to the environment at the time, and at the same time, when the mask was rolled up, it became a small velvet hat, which could be used as a second layer of padding for the M40 steel helmet, and could also protect the ears in the cold wind.

The army also prepared a new winter warm hat for soldiers, which is very similar to the "Shapka" ear cap that the Soviet Red Army had just replaced, but the German one is more beautiful and sophisticated. The Soviet Red Army only began to wear this kind of ear protection military hat in July 40, which is the famous "Lei Feng hat" in later generations, this military hat is not actually invented by the Soviets, it is imitated from the winter military hat of the Finns, the Soviet Union introduced this military hat style in three years, but it is only limited to a few special military areas, and now the Soviet Red Army has made some improvements to this winter hat, thickened the inner lining and extended the ear protection, and replaced the Budyonny-style winter hat with the same inferior thermal effect and appearance.

The German Führer himself wore this kind of ear protection military hat, and of course he knew how powerful this hat was to keep warm, even in the severe cold of dozens of degrees below zero, it could effectively retain the heat of the head. Don't look at this ordinary hat, in a special environment, there is a gap between life and death, seventy percent of the body temperature lost in cold areas is emitted from the head, and a good cold-proof hat is even more important than weapons in a sense.

Germany's "Shapka" is shaped as a 40-type cold-proof military hat, the outer fabric is made of strong and durable woolen wool, the ear and forehead protection are made of blended wool, non-commissioned officers and officers can choose high-grade woolen or animal fur products, such as lambskin and rabbit skin, if you have money, you can also choose mink and sea otter skin, but no matter what material you choose, the color of the military hat must be unified with the military uniform, which is the most basic requirement, and at the same time, the standard cap badge of the German army should be nailed on the forehead, and the command recommends the use of knitted products, But no one minds if you have to put on a metal one.

Let's talk about the German coat, the Führer chose a short windbreaker style of cold clothing, with a hood behind the collar to protect against wind and snow, the collar is covered with a layer of woolen wool, the outer layer of the cold clothing is made of waterproof woolen fabric, the inside is a warm liner of wool mixed cotton wool, and the officer can change to a fur lining, the most common in Europe at present is sheepskin produced in Australia and the United States, in addition to the slightly more expensive price, the warmth performance is quite good.

In fact, the best warmth effect is down materials such as duck down and goose down, but the current poultry production in Europe simply cannot meet such a huge demand of the army.

Many people think that the tank will be warmer than the outside, but in fact, the tank often needs to open the window to observe and disperse smoke and ventilation, and the internal temperature is actually not much different from the outside, and the tanker can not move in the tank for a long time, and the loss of body temperature is more serious than imagined.

As for when ordinary soldiers will be equipped with down trench coats, it seems that they will have to wait until the production of poultry breeding in Europe recovers, and the agriculture of the Americans has just recovered from the Great Depression, and they themselves are now short of eiderdown, so don't think about importing from them.

The short trench coat style was chosen so that the soldier could move freely in the snow environment and no longer be dragged down by the heavy coat, but the military coat was not crossed out of the equipment column by the Führer, after all, this dress is indeed very handsome and can be used as a regular dress and dress for soldiers to go out.

The style of the German short trench coat retains the spirit and handsomeness of the German uniform, and adopts a double-breasted inner overlapping design, which is more convenient to resist the invasion of frontal wind and snow.

As for the pair of marching boots, Xu Jun felt that there was not much room for transformation, although the leather material was abundant now, and Xu Jun was not ready to re-lengthen the boots. However, the new marching boots no longer use leather steel spike soles, but use rubber as the material, plus the anti-skid pattern designed by the Führer himself, not only the anti-slip effect has not decreased, and it is much lighter than the original, and it can effectively isolate the surface temperature to prevent the rapid loss of foot temperature.

As for felt boots and wooden-soled sentry boots, the Germans do not have an urgent need at present, but they have only produced a small amount in advance and tested their use in the polar regions as a kind of technical reserve in logistics.

There is no change in the standard military socks of the German army, except that the soldiers have two more pairs of wool socks in their hands, which are used to put on the outside of the original socks.

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