Them Nazi's were some sharply dressed folks

[Mango]

They wore Hugo Boss!


Hugo Boss, Biography
Mazotto Group, Italy
Werner Baldessarini, Designer History

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[Steelrat]

[HoppysMag]

basicly every other countrys armys were big into style and dress. the lugar pistol was more of a show piece than a functioning combat firearm. if you look back and compare the way other countrys armys and generals acted compared to ours, its cool. patton would have been killed if he was a german commander.

[Thordic]

patton would have been killed if he was a german commander.

Patton was more respected by the Germans than he was by us. They would have loved to have him.

[Creative Mayhem]

HAHA nice pic steelrat

GQSS

[Steelrat]

basicly every other countrys armys were big into style and dress. the lugar pistol was more of a show piece than a functioning combat firearm. if you look back and compare the way other countrys armys and generals acted compared to ours, its cool. patton would have been killed if he was a german commander.

The Germans respected Patton. In fact, the reason the "fake" D-day invasion plans for the Pas de Calais were so effective was because the allies had put Patton in charge of the imaginary army. The Germans could never comprehend that the US would put its best general in charge of a ruse.

[Mister Sinister]

basicly every other countrys armys were big into style and dress. the lugar pistol was more of a show piece than a functioning combat firearm. if you look back and compare the way other countrys armys and generals acted compared to ours, its cool. patton would have been killed if he was a german commander.

So being stylishly dressed and carrying around show pieces makes a good army and wins wars?

[Mango]

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[PyRo]

So being stylishly dressed and carrying around show pieces makes a good army and wins wars?

Aparently it does. If Japan hadn't screwed up and/or Hitlar didn't go into russia germany would be much bigger right now.

[BobTheCow]

Hitler dance!!

[HoppysMag]

i was just saying that other countrys had nicer uniforms. and as for patton, he was a great commander, but he was the typical loud american. running his mouth off, i dont think the very disciplined german army woulda liked that.

[Steelrat]

i was just saying that other countrys had nicer uniforms. and as for patton, he was a great commander, but he was the typical loud american. running his mouth off, i dont think the very disciplined german army woulda liked that.

He wasn't so much loud as a prima donna. Discipline in the German army related more to the lower ranks than high command staff.

[Mister Sinister]

And if Hitler wasnt a loud mouth I dont know who was. The german command had many flamboyant characters. Look at like Hermann Goering. Steelrat is right on the discipline of the enlisted ranks.

[SlartyBartFast]

So being stylishly dressed and carrying around show pieces makes a good army and wins wars?

Sure does. Dress uniform is a HUGE part of group identity/image and discipline.

How else do you explain the US Marines dress uniforms with the swords?

[Mister Sinister]

Yeah it does help install pride and group idenity. But are you gonna tell me if you take the sword and dress blues away from the Marines that they will no longer be good disciplined soldiers?