"German officer with a beard??" Topic
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| Skarper | 30 Sep 2017 11:16 a.m. PST |
Been watching enemy at the door, an old TV show about the German occupation of the Channel Islands. The senior German officer has a full beard. He doesn't seem to be a naval officer. Could German officers have beards during WW2 or is this just TV artistic license? |
| Skarper | 30 Sep 2017 11:19 a.m. PST |
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| BrianW | 30 Sep 2017 11:37 a.m. PST |
Mountain troops could, but it could be no longer than 5 centimeters if I remember correctly.
EDIT: Sorry, 2 cm in length. |
Puster  | 30 Sep 2017 2:15 p.m. PST |
If he is the senior officer, who would dare to tell him to mind the regulations. |
| Hornswoggler | 30 Sep 2017 8:09 p.m. PST |
I wouldn't mind watching that… really enjoyed Island At War (2004) on much the same topic. |
| Lion in the Stars | 30 Sep 2017 11:07 p.m. PST |
Submariners, definitely. Probably other naval officers as well, since it takes fresh water to shave (trust me, you do NOT want to shave using salt water. ouch!) Can't say I've ever seen any German Army officers with a beard, except maybe a short one in the desert. |
| Mollinary | 01 Oct 2017 2:40 a.m. PST |
A simple google image search reveals loads of them, including Major General Theodor Scherer presenting an iron cross while sporting a neatly trimmed beard. Mollinary |
| Skarper | 01 Oct 2017 4:34 a.m. PST |
This guy's beard is about 2cm max. So it seems to fit the regulations. Enemy at the Door is on youtube – 2 full series worth. The quality is poor but adequate to follow the story. Got a lot of old stalwarts as guest stars. Enjoyable but not as good as Secret Army, IMO. Thanks for clearing that up anyway. I watch without rancour now. |
| Hornswoggler | 01 Oct 2017 6:46 p.m. PST |
Secret Army is still a great watch. |
| Skarper | 01 Oct 2017 8:37 p.m. PST |
I just watched all 3 series. Never saw it at the time. It is good. Even for the time they got a lot of stuff right. |
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bases more of his German artillery tractors.
