Original German Post WWII West German Rucksack - Bundeswehr Madsen LMG when the men of the

when the men of the U

and just a bit of paint flaking on the national colors badge

2 April 1945

and a more robust pommel cap

These are just wonderful

Original German Post WWII West German Rucksack - Bundeswehr Madsen LMG when the men of theOriginal Items: Very Few Available. West German rearmament began in the decades after World War II. Fears of another rise of German militarism caused the new military to operate within an alliance framework, under NATO command. The events led to the establishment of the Bundeswehr, the West German military, in 1955. The name Bundeswehr was a compromise choice suggested by former general Hasso von Manteuffel to distinguish the new forces from the