Wehrmacht Smocks, & Winter Over-Suits:

The “Heer Pattern” (Anti-Infrared” Splinter Pattern:

The Heer Smock:

Light Weight Splinter Smock Splittertarnmuster aka Splittertarn or Splittermuster (The Splinter-Pattern) was developed for use with “Wehrmacht “Heer” Troops, which was the German regular Army, but the “Wehrmacht” also included the Air Force (Luftwaffe) and the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) as well, and all the ground elements used them. This is a very soft, and comfortable smock, and only one-sided.

The “SS” was a politically backed element of bodyguards, that became part of the Military, and its own entity, being special, they had their own camouflage patterns they developed, and that were used, so many patterns actually, that by the end of the war, rarely did any of the uniforms of the Waffen-ss match up, in the way of smocks, but especially with the camouflaged jackets and trousers and helmet coves.

Wehrmacht Camouflaged Smock:

This is a different one that the first, in material and colors. This is a one-sided smock as well and it has been used in several photo shoots with different uniforms.

Wehrmacht Reversible / Late Smock:

This is the reversible smock I have for Heer, and, perhaps, Luftwaffe ground forces. While not the best pictures, I know, but shows the smock ok. obviously, a winter side, and a Summer side, and both are shown. all of these “Smocks” were intended to be worn over all the kit that’s why there baggy, and have big side pockets, but, it seems it was far more realistic to have all the kit on the outside, and that’s how you see them being worm ost of the time.

Splinter Smock, with an off-white interior:

I have 4-5 of these and I keep getting them mixed up on which is which.

Wehrmacht Thermal-Insulated Winter Suit:

This is a two-sided affair, obviously the White side for use in the snow, and the Splinter Pattern, for places still very cold, but not snowy. my set here does not match perfectly-but did they really ever, right, the sleeve band was for use as a daily type code, and who kept the 5 different colors? But ID is enough at any rate I suppose. Still, the Wehrmacht was behind the Waffen-SS in priority and know-where enough of these were obtained by the troops in the field on the Russian front, by the time of even the second winter in Russia, the soldiers were quick learners, however high command one could point a finger at, and command from the top with poor foresight.

I am quite sure the demand for such “Suits” was that the dead were often released of their uniforms, just so others could stay alive, the winter war in the east was some of the brutalist fightings of WWII there were a number of battle in WWII they were so gruesome and wasteful it is hard to even understand the scale of devastation.