#1

Member
Nashville, TN
[font=system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui,]Other than my father and grand father's shave gear, this is my most prized shaving possession.  [/font]

[font=system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui,]One of my hobbies is studying the Eastern Front of WW2.  Below is pictured a soldier's shaving kit, most likely from a German soldier.  This was recovered near Kursk.  The Battle at Kursk assured that the Germans would lose the war. [/font]

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#2

Member
Idaho Falls, Idaho
What's inside the case? Is the razor there?
#3

Posting Freak
Its always interesting when you look at the more mundane artifacts from a given time period.  Here is evidence that even in the most challenging and horrifying circumstances a man still found the time to attend to his ablutions including a good old shave.  Who knows, maybe for those moments of concentration and focus on getting a decent shave, the soldier is able to distract themselves from the harshness of their reality.
#4

Member
Nashville, TN
The case is empty.  I imagine it would have contained the razor, brush and soap.  They did use double edge safety razors.
#5

Member
Nashville, TN
(This post was last modified: 12-14-2019, 12:01 AM by Pete123.)
Here's a Russian soldier shaving:

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#6
Like this pic ?
#7

Posting Freak
Peachtree City, GA
https://youtu.be/0yDrtNEr_5M

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#8
I read somewhere that Feather was founded by German POWs in Japan. Not sure if that's true.

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#9

Posting Freak
Peachtree City, GA
Oh my, an intellectual; few know of German POW in Japan
#10
(05-02-2020, 11:54 PM)DanLaw Wrote: Oh my, an intellectual; few know of German POW in Japan
There were German POWs in Japan during WWI. I don't know that they founded Feather though.

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