I was watching a news clip of Austrian Manoeuvres in 1937. I was intrigued by the headgear worn by the men ? The peaked cap and side cap on the chap by the tree interested me.Anyone tell me more?
I was watching a news clip of Austrian Manoeuvres in 1937. I was intrigued by the headgear worn by the men ? The peaked cap and side cap on the chap by the tree interested me.Anyone tell me more?
Cannot help I'm afraid Alan; it's not a typical Austrian cap.
ReplyDeleteCaps of that style were worn by airforce and navy and there's a photo from Anschluss with a man in a black uniform with similar cap and Nazi armband. Behind him are army uniformed men with similar caps (axis forum link scroll to bottom for photo).
Links:
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/29050-austrian-uniforms/page/3/
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=176436
https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.49625710.7055475/1749515.jpg
https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en/noartistknown/uniforms-and-ranks-of-the-officiers-of-the-aircraft-and-navy-of-the-polish-army-in-1937/nomedium/asset/1749569
Neil
Just a thought - officer cadets?
DeleteThere's another Pathe news from 1935. The opening sequence shows men in dark uniforms and the same kind of cap looking on.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bsFnLuqHa20
Border Guard officers had the cap but troops didn't:
https://www.efootage.com/videos/89917/austrian-military-patrols-borders
Neil
Could be a leftover from an earlier time. Headress maybe WW1 vintage.
DeleteI watched the clips , interesting, thanks Neil.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
No idea Alan - maybe some sort of militia / landwehr headdress?
ReplyDeleteHmm , there’s a thought…
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
Seems the headless was 1922 to 1934... news clip on youtube titled trouble in Vienna 1934 has officers and troops in the headless.
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