The Snapshots in Time Collection

Close-Up Shelf Detail: German Eagle Emblem, Gas Mask, Canteens, and Leather Equipment

Close-Up Shelf Detail: German Eagle Emblem, Gas Mask, Canteens, and Leather Equipment

This close-up highlights small-scale German military equipment from the Second World War, including a cast eagle emblem, gas mask, canteens, and a dense array of leather belts and buckles bearing standard-issue insignia. Everyday items such as these were mass-produced for German soldiers and, though modest individually, form an important part of the material record used by historians to study the daily equipment of wartime forces. Project: 218388