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Most recruits previous to 1940 were issued a fatigue uniform called Drillichanzug (or Drillich) in basic training. |
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Drillich fatigues were kept for work details, weapons cleaning, and other duties likely to soil clothes. Made of Herringbone Twill (HBT), the uniform was undyed and therefore the color ranged from white to oatmeal to cement grey. |
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On 12 February, 1940 the color of Drillich was ordered changed to a bluish green called 'reed-green'. |
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The steady, regular marching step was a marked feature of Roman legions. Vegetius wrote "They should march with the common military step twenty miles in five summer-hours, and with the full step, which is quicker, twenty-four miles in the same number of hours". |
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Mauser was founded as Königliche Waffen Schmieden on 31 July 1811 by Frederick I |
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The Mauser Model 98 was widely adopted and copied, and is the foundation of many of today's sporting bolt action rifles. |
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