Original German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspender Y Straps - Koppeltragegestell für Infanterie Antique Cartridge Firearms multiple Bronze Stars

multiple Bronze Stars

We can only surmise how Archibald Henderson would have reacted to the notion of using women to relieve male Marines "for essential combat duty

The following is an extraction from his Separation Qualification Record in regards to his duties:

bearing replica date and maker markings

Original German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspender Y Straps - Koppeltragegestell für Infanterie Antique Cartridge Firearms multiple Bronze StarsOriginal Item: Only On Available. This is a very nice set of German WWII Army Leather Combat Suspenders, usually referred to as "Y Straps" due to the shape. This version with support straps was introduced in April 1939, and initially only intended for Infantrymen in rifle companies. Later in the war the Y belt also was authorized for motorcycle units (1941) and bicycle units (1943). In records, the name appears in German as Koppeltragegestell aus