Every photograph I have viewed pertaining to the German armed forces during World War II shows German soldiers wearing tall pull-on boots. I'll exclude higher still cavalry boots for clarity. While I haven't paid close attention to be certain, apparently, the boots are without traction lug soles. American and British army soldiers' boots are lace-up about ankle high. Some have modest traction soles. Some (British) have hobnails.

Since participant armed forces should routinely select boots that allow a soldier to complete his tasks with as little difficulty as possible, why the dichotomy for boots?

My experience with shoes and boots is that lace-up is more secure and easier to fit than pull-ons.

they looked cool.

Didn't do well in the Russian winter. Lot of military kit makes you wonder, WHY? Kilts being one of them.

Grizz

Their Fallshirm (paratroopers) used lace up boots. I'm here to tell you that when you bail + the chute opens you WILL lose slip on boots.

I might be wrong but I think the same applies to military clothing as it does other places.

In many places some pencil neck make the decision or what "looks good", functional or not.

Look at how many GI's actually dressed "In Theater".

Poorly paraphrased here, but "Garrison soldiers will not win a battle and combat soldiers will not pass an inspection.

Someone got over their cranial-rectal insertion and it appears the Army may be getting some good camo fatigues.

Stepping off of the soapbox.

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Originally posted by TCLouis:
I might be wrong but I think the same applies to military clothing as it does other places.

In many places some pencil neck make the decision or what "looks good", functional or not.

Look at how many GI's actually dressed "In Theater".

Poorly paraphrased here, but "Garrison soldiers will not win a battle and combat soldiers will not pass an inspection.

Someone got over their cranial-rectal insertion and it appears the Army may be getting some good camo fatigues.

Stepping off of the soapbox.

Always love the universal desert camo complex of the American army.

Grizz

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Every photograph I have viewed pertaining to the German armed forces during World War II shows German soldiers wearing tall pull-on boots

You have to look back at the origin of the German nation.

Essentially the uniform of the German soldier in WWI and WWII is the jackboots of the Prussian soldier or pre-unification, pre-1871, Germany.

OTOH every now and again you'll see German soldiers wearing stock grenades stuck in their jackboots. Which were also BTW studded with hobnails.

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Originally posted by TCLouis:
I might be wrong but I think the same applies to military clothing as it does other places.

In many places some pencil neck make the decision or what "looks good", functional or not.

Look at how many GI's actually dressed "In Theater".

Poorly paraphrased here, but "Garrison soldiers will not win a battle and combat soldiers will not pass an inspection.

Someone got over their cranial-rectal insertion and it appears the Army may be getting some good camo fatigues.

Stepping off of the soapbox.

Didn't Patton require the wearing of neckties?

I also read where the Band of Brothers Colonel did not like the warm knit "Jeep caps" and banned them.

You can tell who was in a nice warm place and not a foxhole! I would be likely to tell both of them where to go and suffer the consequences.

Yep but Patton was in the general corps.He could wear a necktie. Doggies were not offered that priveledge. I admire Patton's fanatiziem about apperance for the man in the field,thus being duly tied to to discipline. I recall that he chewed out the ass of Bill Mauldin because his depictions of "Willie + Joe" published in "The Stars + Stripes" was not a good depiction of the American soldier. I heartaly disagree;That was the average doggie,Patton just did'nt want to admit it.