Was there a dress code for German pilots?

[Willi Von Klugerman]

The reason I asked is because in almost every photo I see of German pilots,they rarely pose without their tunics (even in the summer!).Did they ever went out without wearing it?

Just curious

[Jim]

Don't all militaries have pretty strict requirements for wearing one's uniform correctly, even during war?

For example, in the American Revolutionary War during the famous battle of Monmouth Courthouse it was so hot that day and the men on both sides were dressed in their woolen unforms that men on both sides were dieing of heat stroke. Over half of the Americans killed that day died of heat stroke and not bullets or bayonnets. That was the battle where Molly Pitcher became well known - she was the wife of one of the American soldiers who went onto the battlefield to give water to the soldiers.

[Ginger.]

You would'nt have thought so if you'd seen that 'The Red Baron' film... he spent half of it wandering round in a big woolly jumper!

[Dan_San_Abbott]

Hi Willi:
In WW2 you were instructed what the uniform of the day was, and that is what you wore. If you worked in a office you wore the Class A uniform, with a tie and hat with spit shined shoes. an your uniform was clean and pressed.
If your work required a fatique uniform during duty hours, such as a mechanic,
a tie was not required, but a hat was. The Germans were fussier than the U.S.Army. Remember the Patton Movie??
Up until about 1970, almost all businesses had a dress code. Office workers, managers, etc were required to wear a suit and tie with shined shoes. Since then we have slipped into the age of the slob. Also you had to be shaven and your hair cut.
Blue skies Willy,
Dan-San

[FliegerJG1]

I've read that Richthofen (Manfred) tended to prefer casual dress around the airfield and there are a few photos of him casually dressed. Most photos will show him in uniform because they were taken during official business.

Wondering about this....who was responsible for cleaning uniforms? Was there a laundry on base?

FliegerJG1

[Willi Von Klugerman]

Wondering about this....who was responsible for cleaning uniforms? Was there a laundry on base?

Im pretty sure they took the laundry to a local cleaners in nearby towns.

[frontflieger]

Originally Posted by Willi Von Klugerman

Im pretty sure they took the laundry to a local cleaners in nearby towns.

Officers had their batmen ... Richthofen had his (Mr.) Menzke ... and others had to clean their clothes themselves. Surely, cleaning a Jagdgeschwader's uniforms was already an 'establishment of industry'

Thorsten

[vschoell]

Hi Ginger,

but that's not so far away, look at A.E. Ferkos Page 12 or 13 (or Jasta2 Boelcke page 24). There he is with that big wolly pullover !

regards

vschoell


>You would'nt have thought so if you'd seen that 'The Red Baron' film... he >spent half of it wandering round in a big woolly jumper!