大哥你是收集了多少纪念品带回家啊？

历史 二战

A G.I of the 2nd Armored Division poses with some war trophies in a city near the Siegfried Line, Germany, April 1945.

一名美国第二装甲师的大兵（中士）在近齐格菲防线的一座德国城市展示自己的战利品，1945年4月

Amongst the the souvenirs are 3 pistol holsters, 3 Portepees (rope with knot) attached to ceremonial police daggers and a sword. 烽火问鼎计划

战利品中除了3个枪套以外（应该……有枪吧），还有属于德国警察的两把佩刀加一把配剑…

It looks like this G.I. visited a German Police Station since these are portepees worn by the German police. 看来这名大兵“洗劫”了当地的警察局[笑cry]The left one was worn by a 'Hauptwachtmeister' The portepee in the middle is a Wehrmacht version but was usually worn by policemen with a reserve officer rank in the 'Heer'. The portepee on the right was worn by regular police officers.

Originally the portepees served a purpose in preventing a sword from being lost if dropped but later became more decorative and to distinguish military rank/class for various bladed weapons.

For example, forestry officers wore sword-tails with a silver-colored acorn on a green and silver textile band. However, if you were also a reserve officer, you could wear the normal officer sword-tail instead.

Colourised Piece of Jake

This image is part of the exhibition 'Through Their Eyes' in Museum Valkenburg. The exhibition is open to the public until November 25.