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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
    • White/grey-washed German steel helmet (Stahlhelm) with chin-strap, air vents and helmet decal on right side with SS bolts/runes (doppelte Siegrunen)
    • Knitted woolen gloves
    • German belt and Y-straps (Trageriemen, suspension straps) for carrying field gear (personal military equipment) and combat equipment (Kampfausrüstung):
      • Mess tin (Essgeschirr)
      • Canteen (water bottle) with metal cup (Feldflasche)
      • Canvas breadbag (Brotbeutel)
      • K98 bayonet for the Karabiner 98k rifle, in scabbard/sheath
    • MP 40 (Maschinenpistole 40, Schmeisser), German submachine gun used extensively by the Axis powers during World War II
    • Daimon military flashlight, issued by the Wehrmacht, the armed forces of Nazi Germany
  • 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.
  • Misc. exhibits:
    • Military winter clothing, German motorcycle
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