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English: Photo taken at the Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Norwegian: Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway's largest exhibition of uniforms and smaller items related to the Second World War and the German occupation of Norway 1940 – 1945:
  • Mannequin dressed in a Waffen-SS uniform winter suit (Winteranzug, Winterausrüstung) and equipped as a German WWII soldier serving on the North front (Nordfront):
    • White snow camouflage cold weather smock, jacket, parka (hooded, padded coat) and trousers in a two-piece coverall oversuit
    • Stahlhelm, German military steel helmet, with SS runes helmet decal, chin strap, etc.
    • German belt and Y-straps (Trageriemen, suspension straps) for carrying field gear (personal military equipment) and combat equipment (Kampfausrüstung):
      • Short shovel (entrenching tool) on left hip
      • Mess tin (Essgeschirr)
      • Canteen (water bottle) with metal cup (Feldflasche)
      • Canvas breadbag (Brotbeutel)
      • K98 bayonet for the Karabiner 98k rifle, in scabbard/sheath
    • SS belt buckle (Koppelschloß) with eagle-and-swastika (Hakenkreuzadler) and Meine Ehre heisst Treue ( "My honor is called loyalty") motto
  • Wehrmacht skis with attached fur skins on the underside, allowing the ski to glide forward across the snow and then grip in the other direction when climbing the slopes uphill (Bergauf). Skipoles, ski bindings.
  • Mannequins in traditional Sámi fur clothing (winter garments):
    • Men's hooded beaska (peski, pesk), a coat made of reindeer fur, "Four Winds hat (šávká, čiehgahpir, firevinders-lue, stjernelue), etc.
    • Girl's costume of reindeer fur, with hide slippers (not nutukas winter boots), etc.
  • Taxidermied reindeer (Ragnifer Tarandus)
  • Stuffed artic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
  • Misc. exhibits:
    • Gløtt av Norge, painting of a young woman and a reindeer by Norwegian illustrator and poster artist Harald Damsleth promoting tourism in Norway
    • Traditional made neverkont (Kiepe) bag, backpack
  • Items and museum interior in the backgroud:
    • Norwegian WWII uniforms etc. in glass case display
    • Norwegian royal standards
    • Museum counter/desk
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