![]() ![]() Were there standard or typical dispatch forms? In tearaway pads? Some questions of my own, which I hope are of some interest besides: Another uses a fixed leather strap to be worn round the neck. Others later variations of the M1935 pattern had fixed folding plastic map overlay panels inside, or with metal staple closures instead of buckles. One of these is a square, rigid box case of smooth leather with long straps/loops. ![]() The authors also show a selection of privately-purchased map cases, some of which were civilian models or bought from the Heeres-Kleiderklasse in Berlin. and of course, graphite pencils, grease pencils, erasers, flat map scales, and marching compasses (military issue or civilian make). In their fully-packed dispatch case (photo credit George Petersen) These authors also have an Army-issue map of Die Wolgagebiet: Straßenübersicht 1:1500000 (Volga jurisdiction: overview of roads to scale), dated August 1941. Assorted reference cards for tactical or map information. a small flexibly-bound notepad for personal field observations and notes. a pair of draftsman's dividers and/or a circle compass. It is bad practice to rule a straight line against a map scale, since the ink, leading, or pencil grease will mar the scale's gradations and is hard to clean off safely. a small 30/60-degree draftsman's triangle, for marking straight lines on map overlays. a small slide rule, which would fit into the right-hand pocket of the case pictured earlier. a Kilometermesser (map mileage template). a Kurvenmesser (distance meter or map mileage counter wheel). a Planzeiger (map grid scale, with four different scales on each of four sides). a Kartenwinkelmesser (map protractor, this one with map scales). The authors show other typical things in map cases, or similar ones to those in the fine photo above, including: James Bender Publishing, 1987) devoted pages 149-153 to some of the various dispatch cases, and their equally various contents. Angolia and Adolf Schlicht's standard reference Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945 volume 3 (R. ![]()
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