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The braces are shown the wrong way out, the loop where one brace passes through the other should be on the inside. Also, manufacturer's markings should be on the inside. On the battledress, not all 1940 pattern have exposed buttons, only the economy version. Normal 1940 pattern has hidden buttons.

The left end of the entrenched tool handle (that is strapped in under the pack horizontally) has a solid steel end that duplicates the shape of a No.4 Lee Enfield muzzle. The spike bayonet could be fitted on there, and the idea was that it could be used as a probe for landmines.

Great stuff. Now to my knowledge the FJ wore the grey suit initially, with no helmet covers and double decal helmets, probably notably during the 1940 Western campaigns. They would switch to Splittertarn patterns, and eventually Sumpftarn. Prob should have a bread bag as well. Paralight worx has a good video on it

This is another excellent display. Well done.

I've read that the german paratrooper had a distinct disadvantage against allied paras in that their parachute had only one riser directly attached to the back , so they couldn't really steer their chutes shen landing, they were sort of splayed out, hence the knee pads. Very nice replica, looks great and definitely a nice display item, deac mp40s are £££££!. I reckon its a good idea using replicas, the museums do. The American uniform looks almost modern in its appearance, especially when compared against the brit stuff. I've only got a denix garand, it suits my needs for now, yours is a nice example 😊😊😊😊😊

I like that u tell some history and the battle sounds at the end are appropriate great job again thanks

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Thank you for the using the REAL and ACCURATE flag of Canada, the Red Ensign in the thumbnail! Nothing peeves me more than when content creators use our new communist flag to show our military movements, like say on a map of Normandy, Vimy, or Korea!!

The Mark 4 helmet was still in service up until the mid 1980’s although the inner was changed to a much more comfortable one, I served in the British Army for 24yrs, I found in particular when Bergen’s were issued as a replacement for the 58 pattern large pack (we retained the 58 pattern webbing) that they were taller especially when fully laden there would be an issue when in the prone position of getting your head up & back to observe & fire your weapon!

My understanding was that the parachutes of the Americans was not as good as the British

The first wave landing at Juno had a casualty rate of about 84%. Second only to Omaha for risk level.

Field grey is a very confounding color. On a sunny day it appears to be green with a grey hue. On an overcast day or bad weather it looks definitely grey with a slight green hue. Add to the confusion you’ve got the Luftwaffe field units with a decidedly blue grey uniform. I think this was the mistake made by toy companies like Britains and Airfix. They chose the latter color, perhaps for better contrast, but overwhelmingly field grey would have been more common.

The US equipment portrayed is not quite what the chaps would have been issued on D-Day, no troops landed with the Springfield rifle unless it was scoped for sniper use. The issue weapons were M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, SMGs were either Thompson or the M3 Grease Gun, so the bandoliers for the Garand 8 round clips would have been standard issue, or the canvas pouches for the SMG mags. Full marks for effort however, got to use what you have/can get. Well done, cheers

The 'Panzer blouse" or whatever the name, not only looks great, but NO chest buttons to snag on hatchways, recoil guards, and wide array of interior tank perils. Very practical , TY the review.

TY-MM, Great look at the WW 1 Canadian tunic. It looks complex to make, yet smaller pieces. I like the shoulder re-enforcements for strap bites, the back looks almost tailored for the fancy officer class at a dance or something. Lots of work for the seamstresses, never happen today. Great job.

Great view into the Pacific front ; 2 canteens ,or you could drop into shit heap state sooner than you'd expect. TY.

TY-MM on the desert kit , under reported in most reviews. Armor studies showed the DAK used another way to "paint" metal objects ; sand +petrol into a paste, then brush, or roll on as needed. Most accounts it worked.

TY-MM for the great comparative views of allied battle dress. I like your channel, and I will give you a little known "secret" about the Canadian D-Day kit. PLASTIC ARMOR worn UNDER the BD uniform , which is never seen. 3 thick plates,2 front described as "long strand plastic" did indeed stop shrapnel , and some artillery men wore it until the end with lives saved. It worked, in accounts by RCA officer, shrapnel was stopped by the stuff. There is a name for it, MRC plastic body armor.....very rare item, if you can even get another historian to believe you, you may have to re mortgage for a set ?. no Idea the cost. TY, great work .

SkyRakets ! Super special . I never see that. . Nice work.

WHo the heck were using springfield on dday except snipers?

It's hard to comprehend how utterly unprepared troops were back WW1/2 with any protection even a thought But purely luck Or divine intervention you were a goner. It was basically kit to eat, hydrate dress minor wounds and ammunition &weapons.

The Canadian assault troops wore high boots not ankle boots and they had a one piece vest instead of the 36 pattern webbing, similar to today’s load bearing vests. Some time after the assault they turned in the vest and were reissued the webbing.

15:54 Wasn’t the biggest invasion Operation Barbarossa ? Great video 👍

Great work..Bless em all.

The buttoned collar tabs instead of collar hooks are actually found on late war Canadian BD blouses. Earlier blouses (1943 dated, for instance) still have the British-looking collar hooks. By the way, great work, thanks for sharing!

3 Canadian Division was issued with Turtle helmets for D-Day, there is also a slight difference in color of the uniform from Brit to Canadian. Great display.

The flower of chrysanthemum specifically belongs to the emperor. I wound't quite say that's national ,but something as the symbol of allegiance to Tennou (emperor). Cherry blossom is the national flower instead.

Hiya just like to add to ya wonderful video is that on dday the us paratrooper never worn the wrist compass that came later in jumps but now dday they had a compass pouch with an engineers compass hope this helps

Canadian battledress was NOT a yellowish shade, it was green. It was of much higher quality than the British uniforms simply because Canada had more resources. Canadian battledress was highly favoured by British officers who wore it whenever they could obtain it & the blouses were often the subject of theft by British other ranks. After 1943, all Canadian soldiers on leave were permitted to wear their blouses open at the neck so they could wear neckties, but only black for other ranks. And black ties for the OR's became an army issue item. From1944 onward blouses could be worn open at the neck from 1 May to 30 September, when not on dress parade. But permission was discretionary. - Courtesy G. Kush, UE,CD, Alberta, Canada.

In contrast to Capa's ordeal and the unfortunate loss of most of his photos the Canadian Photo unit got film of the first wave landings, like the famous sequence of the QOR debarking from a landing craft, back to N America before anyone else. This was shown all over on newsreels in theatres and was the first D Day images the public saw.

12:55 -- the voice of Colour Sergeant Bourne popped into my head. "Do that button up! Where do you think you are, lad?" 😀Nice video.

It’s mentioned in the book I show in the video he actually took 106 photos but the technician in the lab dried the film to fast and only 10 survived and Robert Cappa died filming the Vietnam War when he stepped on a land mine

Excellent as always. Perfect impressions

great work

That is a WW2 Springfield 1903a3 rifle if you look on the barrel behind the front sight you will find a date code such as 6-43 for June 1943 besides that I enjoy your videos

interesting , I have worn that Canuck outfit in re enactments .it is surprisingly well balanced , I would take the entrenching short spade and handle and strap it to my small pack so it is up high on the back , better balance , and I have pictures of troops wearing it that style .You need to add the ever present tin cup/mug to a pack strap! well done ,cheers

Great video! Just a few small clarifications to share: The MkIII steel helmet was used on D-Day, not the MkIV, which was introduced in 1945. The life belt would typically be worn under the webb equipment, and the entrenching tool helve with lugs for the No.4 bayonet was introduced after D-Day. But othere than that it was an intersting video.

The american gas mask almost looks too modern to be of ww2 design....i wonder if it actually was better than say the British type(s). The US M1 helmet is a very recogniable design, and as you stated , loads of countries used a version of in the post war period. I saw the Robert Cappa exhibition in the imperial war museum 5 years ago, they had the actual photos on display....but oddly they didnt mention the account of the lab assistant over exposing a lot of the photos, i found this very odd as its a crucial part of the 'story' of D Day. I too have a MK4 dated 1945 and also a MK3 but the 3 is in a relic condition really. I didnt realise the difference in Canadian and British tunics, all i know is they must have been very uncomfortable when compared to the American clothing of the period....all that wool , especially when wet....anyway good stuff as always, cheers and all the best 😊😊😊

Apparently the dent in the top of the us helmet shell was deliberately done by the soldier to give the shell a flat stable area where it would not topple over if used as a wash basin. Really good vid,cheers

Also I've read online that supposedly some ww2 veterans that went to see Saving private Ryan when it was released in theatres would either walk out or have severe flashbacks due to the graphic and very accurate depiction of the landings in Normandy during D-day.

The seams on the helmet were made rear seam by 1944 I believe, and they also started making the swivel bales late war because the fixed bales would sometimes break off and the rim would be made in manganese instead of steel during the later stages of the war If I recall , nice display mate and the service boot whilst sometimes used in combat they would be issued a second pair designated " Boots, Leather, type III, rough-out " which were the main service boots issued to most troops until they adopted the m43 boots with the bucket upper which replaced the need for the Gaiters that were very unpopular by troops and took longer to do up and undo.

Another great video keep up the good work

The Royal Navy Division also included elements of the Royal Marines during ww1.

Excellent video with a wealth of information - thanks for sharing!

How did you get your hands on a Lanchester SMG?

Great video, I really like the Lanchester sub machine gun....I think the substantial look and feel of it is something I'd enjoy as a collector....it must be an unwieldy weapon with the 1907 pattern bayonet on though?. Regarding the gun crew/royal tournament, I looked it up because I was interested to find out why it stopped, government cuts apparently....but I reckon health and safety would of ended it anyway, a sailor was killed in the early 80s, was that recorded on tv I wonder?....broken bones and injuries aplenty. I then watched a YT video of it, it brought back memories and I'm sad that the world of yesteryear no longer exists, at least the good bits , of which there were plenty. I saw some leather 40 pattern ammo pouches at a fair the other week but I didn't buy them. Thanks for the cavalry pattern webbing segment, I had no idea. Anyway another great installment....all the very best Mr 'MM'.....😅😅😅cheers 😊😊😊😊

The handcuff shown is wrapped around detainee's wrist, locked in place then you use the handle to restrain them or guide them. Gives control.

Wonderful, where did you pick all of this up? Thinking of getting a collection of this replicas anyway

This is an astonishing channel. We have some uniforms, caps, webbing and kit from our dad (ww2) and grandad(ww1). Both RHA officers and, dad, latterly, airborne . He said he always wore his brass RHA shoulder titles on his battle dress in action (despite regulations, but can't imagine anyone argued ) and gave them to me when I was a nipper. But so much was lost and played with to destruction when we were kids. How I wish we had cherished it the way you do. What's left I will pass on to my son. He knows and gets it... Thank you so much.

Where did you get the Brit mannequin from?