Given the recent run on introducing such narrow and specialty models as the Beobachtungspanzer Panther, Bergepanzer and the like, it was only a matter of time before we’d see something like this…
Seriously, Osprey’s been running a blog for 4 or 5 months. This is an exerpt that ran in late August.
… a Silly Titles competition we ran in December, and seeing as I think the cover of the winning title: Boobenfloppinschtoppen: The History of SS Brassierres*, suggested by Jim Carr, is so funny (Aurelie did a great job, I’m sure you’ll agree ;-)) I thought I’d post it up for anyone else who missed it when the winner was announced.*
Simply too funny!! When was the last time you saw a company of any size or scale be able to poke fun at what they do in such an irreverent and funny manner.
This is a good issue, lots of never seen before pictures. I highly recommend it. The material is a little skimpy on the late war stuff, but pre-early war is very well covered. Not a frilly subject at all.
…I don’t know I bought one, and it just didn’t seem “natural”…the narrative seemed artificial and had too much fluff in it…the breadth and scope of the material was a little too constricting as well…
…on the positive side, the plates were very well drawn, and folded out nicely (the 3D pics were a nice touch)…and I was astounded to learn that as the war went on and materials became scarce, the garments were increasingly made from inferior wool and burlap stocks…no wonder the German population was so irritable in '45…
…I also like the late-war “concept bras” that never made it off of the maniquins…that Konig-bra was something to behold; I believe the padding was 3 inches thick in some places…and the jagd-bra and Elefant II models were also two to behold…IMO…
It’s a play on words. Think about it, what does a bra do? Then seperate the words.
Booben floppin schtoppen
I think you will now get the meaning. It’s a joke. Althought must admit the drawings for the cover are nice, and it would be a rather interesting subject to try and cover.
LMFAO @ MANNY, two to behold. HAHAHAHAHA
EDIT For a better idea, another old joke, is the german word for vaseline, derveenerschliden. Thats not actually it, but you can get the idea.
…lol…well to prove that this book DOES exist, I actually painted a fig using it as a reference (cigarette broke off but I didn’t notice till I posted pics):
…this is Hannah Reich from the little known 69th SS “morale” battalion, otherwise known as, “Frederick the Great of Hollywood” battalion…this “honorary” unit cuff-title name could be found in gothic script on all issued garter-belts…their unit insignia was a chain-mailed fist…sorta like the 17th SS…rest of pics are in Fig and Misc forum…
…yeah, and the chapter on field-applied lip gloss was even more fascinating…
I found the directions pertaining to thinning on the side of each can of lipstick interesting. Must be cut only with gycerine and the results in picture form of cutting with water. Red and pink stains (approved colours) all over white blouses.
The next companion in the series will be;
“Over The Shoulder Boulder Holders” WAAF Undergarments 1935-1946
Wife told me about a restorable example recovered at the local “Gut-wille”…problems with converting metric to U.S.measurements and obtaining correct Krupp underwire,will report progress re. test run…Regards, Mike
Why is it always the SS that seems to get “covered” in the pubs? What about the Heer? I mean come on, don’t they have Boobenflappin that would need schtoppin? Shoot, what about the other branches in ther Wehrmacht?
I suppose one thoery is that as Himmler’s power grew, he diverted all the “good” resources to the SS (elastic, underwire, cotton). That might explain Manny’s uncovering of the use of burlap later on during the war effort.
I thought these Boobetchutzens were under-dressed due to the shortage of clothing materials at the end of the war. I heard that even some SS men were dressed as if they were the characters of 300 due to lack of clothing options.
…yeah, the SS used slave-labor in their bra and panty factories throughout the war…the SS always got the top pickings…part of the 69th SS special morale battalion was to serve as Hitler’s personal bodyguard…it is said that he inspected them in full undergarmant ragela up to six times a day! The leader of the battalion, Major Hannah Reich, earned the close combat clasp in gold for being in constant contact with the troops for 90 days…after that she was treated with penecillin for several weeks and put back on duty…
