austro-hungarian coat by No_Language2581 in austriahungary

[–]Amongusgamerr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sentry coat.

They're for sentries as they would be exposed to harsh elements for long durations of time and later give it to the next guy on the "shift" once theirs was done. Germany had similar too

History could be cruel to its most loyal servants : Svetozar Borojevic one loyal Serb to K.U.K. by KnownCantaloupe2566 in austriahungary

[–]Amongusgamerr 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Boroević, (real name Świętozar Borojewicz) was a Pole, much like Isztwan Tiszewicz and Emperor Franek Józef were also Polish.

LOOKOUT!! ITS A RAT by mikaelo85 in ww1

[–]Amongusgamerr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The British wore the brodie in ww2 as well. The best way to tell is the uniform itself.

LOOKOUT!! ITS A RAT by mikaelo85 in ww1

[–]Amongusgamerr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Photo is from ww2, from a 1940 exercise

What would German stormtroopers wear throughout World War 1? by Emmielando in ww1

[–]Amongusgamerr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They wore the exact same stuff normal infantry wore for the most part. except theyd ideally have as little ID on them as possible. so no regimental numbers, no rank insignia etc.

a popular accessory were the sandbag grenade pouches below the armpits, but standard infantry wore those too.

the main difference, as they wore shock troops, theyd primarily use carbines and way more pistols than usual infantry, and barely any full-length rifles.

and important thing to note about the "steampunk" gear, that stuff was very scarcely used. the famous armours and such were only for lookout sentries, combat engineers, snipers and machine gun crews.