Spoils of War - Official production with the fight taking at all times. The Second World War in this regard is no exception, the more than a collection of trophies helped to improve the situation with the material support of troops, and even the economic situation. Certain types of enemy weapons and equipment used by soldiers on both sides of the front. Let us see what kind of things when trying to capture opportunities in the first place.
1. How to treat trophies in the Red Army
Until 1943, the process of collecting trophies wore chaotic. In the middle of the war the Red Army had created a special trophy brigades, the military group, which among other things involved the collection of trophies from the defeated enemy. The collected items of ammunition and weapons sent to the warehouse. There they are sorted and distributed. Something dispatched for disposal and recycling, something passed on to the troops.
Note: In fact, in the trophy collection procedure includes not only the "looting" of defeated vorogov but also search and collect lost during the battle gear of their comrades, as well as the removal of ammunition from the dead soldier. It is usually made funeral team.
The main focus during the assembly of the trophies was made, of course, on the enemy's weapons and war machines. Existing equipment, including damaged, repaired and used again. Those trucks and tanks that could not be returned to operation, sent to the smelter. Most of the German tanks, armored vehicles and guns to start up for scrap.
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It is interesting: Command of the Red Army for the most part interested in German technology and equipment is not as such. Each sample of new equipment, ammunition and small arms was delivered promptly to the rear for testing, study and improve their weapons by obtaining new knowledge.
Contrary to popular cinema myth, captured small arms in the regular army had widespread after 1943. Most of the captured equipment is sent to recycling. Only some of the firearms sent to the warehouse. The exception in the second half of the war were only a rocket-propelled grenade, which appeared in Germany. They are actively used in the Red Army.
Note: The systematic use of trophies is always quite problematic due to the difficulty in obtaining ammunition and questions of the organization of the collateral itself. Usually the use of captured weapons was of chaotic character.
2. As trophies treated in the Wehrmacht
Did you know that according to the German soldiers during the Second World War, the Soviet tanks, in contrast to German machines that were even leather seats, all three advantages - it's a big gun, thicker armor and reliable engine. But, what do you need to win the battle? Jokes, jokes, but the Soviet equipment and machinery in the Wehrmacht liked much more than the German outfit in the Red Army.
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For example, among the German soldiers were the most popular Soviet helmets, which have been a little harder. At the same time, the NL-39 and NL-40 Soviet steel helmet provides the best protection for you have found acceptance in the enemy camp. Particularly active helmets were taken at the end of the war, when the German industry is facing a shortage of resources and their own German steel helmets started to lose as due to metal savings.
Winter on the East Germans are not very fond of. In 1941-1942. Reich soldiers are actively removed from the dead Red quilted jackets (jackets) and jackets, as well as the Soviet fur cap. Small arms special demand self-loading rifle Tokarev - the latest Soviet semi-automatic weapons.
Interesting fact: There is now a popular myth that CBT was a bad weapon. In fact, this reputation with rifles formed due to the fact that she needed more care than the Mosin rifle. During the siege of Brest Fortress German stormtroopers, even not very often could pop out due to the fact that SVT beat much further their SMGs.
It is also very popular among the soldiers of the Wehrmacht used the Soviet submachine gun Shpagin. The German field workshops PCA altered by artisanal methods under its own chuck 9x19. Officially, these weapons called «Maschinenpistole 717".
Most of the Soviet armored Germans sawed on metal. By the middle of the war in Germany tried to put into service refurbished Soviet tanks. This idea was not the best, since subsequent repair becomes impossible because of the banal lack of spare parts.
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