Breadbags
The breadbag or “m31 Brotbeutel” was one of the most integral parts in the individual Wehrmacht soldiers equipment. It contained mainly ration items and next to that it held the canteen and the messkit. It is a single compartment equipment sack and it closes with leather straps and buttons. The early versions have mostly aluminium hardware and leather reinforcements on the carrying loops. As the war progressed “luxurious” details like this where omitted. A lot of variations exist and one could easily start a specialized collection with breadbags only.
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M31 Breadbag – Briel, Frankfurt A.M.
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M44 breadbag – 0/0750/0072
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Tropical breadbag – 1942
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M31 breadbag – Luftwaffe – Riveted buttons 0/0765/03??
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M31 breadbag – Luftwaffe – Ernst Melzig, Liegnitz 1941
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M31 Breadbag – Heer – Reinhold Adam Oberursel 1940
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M31 breadbag – Polizei Stuttgart 1941
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M31 breadbag – 0/0750/0072 – rayon straps
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M44 breadbag – Unreadable RBNr.
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M31 breadbag – Polizei
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M31 Breadbag – Heer – Frost & Jähnel, Breslau, 1940
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Breadbag – Converted Dutch M.16 breadbag
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M31 Breadbag – Heer – Prewar pattern
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M31 Breadbag – Captured materials
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M31 Breadbag – 1942
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M31 Breadbag – Waffen SS – SS RZM label
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M31 Breadbag – Waffen SS – SS 348/38 RZM
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M31 breadbag – F.W. Rostenthum 1934
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M31 Breadbag –
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M31 breadbag – Briel Frankfurt A. M.
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Tropical breadbag – 1942
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Tropical breadbag – 0/0750/0072
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M31 breadbag – unmarked
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M31 breadbag – Untanned leather, unmarked
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M31 breadbag – 0/0671/0015
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M31 breadbag – Course material
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M31 breadbag – 0/0765/03??