Wehrmacht Smocks, & Over-Suits:

The “Heer Pattern” Splinter Pattern:

This is a one-sided smock as well, and it has been used in several photo shoots with different uniforms. It was the first German camouflage pattern to be used with the Zeltbahn (Shelter Quarter), a part of a small tent, or could be worn as a sort of “Poncho” in rain, etc. This pattern was made for the “Wehrmacht” and that included the Luftwaffe (Air Force) and Kriegsmarine (Naval Forces), and “Heer,” the Army part or Ground Forces, of the Wehrmacht (Armed Forecs), The Waffen-SS was different; it was a politically derived force. And would come to be known as the Splinter “A” pattern.

I need to get some updated pictures to show it here.

Wehrmacht pattern Camouflaged Smock variation:

It was designed to defeat (Anti-Infrared) detection, at a time when no one was using it, for camouflage or on their weapons. There are a few examples in the final days of the Reich. and a Mustard-Tan, the dominant color, is more grayish here, it looks different in different lighting conditions as well.

The Heer Smock:

Light Weight Splinter Smock Splittertarnmuster aka Splittertarn or Splittermuster (The Splinter-Pattern) was developed for use with “Wehrmacht “Heer” Troops, which was the German regular Army, but the “Wehrmacht” also included the Air Force (Luftwaffe) and the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) as well, and all the ground elements used them. This is a very soft and comfortable smock, and one-sided. The Grayer “Backing color” is referred to officially as the Luftwaffen-Splittertarnmuster, and issued date of 1941, but I think the Heer used it just as well.

The “SS” was a politically backed element of bodyguards, that became part of the Military, and its entity, being special, they had their camouflage patterns they developed, and that were used, so many patterns actually, that by the end of the war, rarely did any of the uniforms of the Waffen-ss match up, in the way of smocks, but especially with the camouflaged jackets and trousers and helmet coves.

Wehrmacht Reversible / Late Smock:

This is the reversible smock I have for Heer, and, perhaps, Luftwaffe ground forces. While not the best pictures, I know, but it shows the smock ok. A winter side, and a Summer side, and both are shown. All of these “Smocks” were intended to be worn over all the kit, which is why they’re baggy and have big side pockets, but it seems it was far more realistic to have all the kit on the outside, and that’s how you see them being worn most of the time.

Splinter Smock, with an off-white interior:

I have 4-5 of these, and I keep getting them mixed up on which is which.

“Updated Pictures” Wehrmacht Thermal-Insulated Winter Suit:

This is a two-sided affair, obviously the White side for use in the snow, and the Splinter Pattern, for places still very cold, but not snowy. My set here does not match perfectly-but did they ever, right? The sleeve band was for use as a daily type code, and who kept the 5 different colors? But ID is enough at any rate, I suppose. Still, the Wehrmacht was behind the Waffen-SS in priority and knew enough that these were obtained by the troops in the field on the Russian front. By the time of even the second winter in Russia, the soldiers were quick learners; however, the high command could point a finger at and command from the top with poor foresight.

I am quite sure the demand to get warm was by any means possible, looting homes, and taking from the enemy, even the dead were often stripped of their uniforms, just so others could stay alive. The winter war in the east was one of the most brutal fights of WWII. Some battles in WWII were so gruesome and wasteful that it is hard to even understand the scale of devastation. The need to keep from freezing in the German military in the Russian Winters was universal.

“Ost-Front” Winter makeshift jacket & Over-Boots”:

The first two pictures show it wearing an SS uniform underneath the insulated jacket, but you get the gist of it.