During the Second World War the standard male haircut in the German Wehrmacht, particularly within the Heer, followed a distinctive practical style known in contemporary barber manuals as the short cut or full crown haircut, in which the sides and back of the head were closely clipped or shaved with a machine starting from the left temple, continuing around the nape, and finishing at the right temple, typically rising at least one inch or more above the ears before tapering upward, while the hair on the crown remained comparatively long, often combed and slicked straight back from the forehead with pomade or petroleum jelly and, when parted, featuring a high part line. This arrangement, sometimes referred to in later reenactment contexts as a form of "Unterschnitt" or "Koppelschnitt" when the transition was sharper, ensured that the Stahlhelm and other headwear fitted securely without interference from hair, facilitated hygiene under field conditions, and presented a uniform, disciplined appearance required of Soldaten, Unteroffiziere, and Offiziere alike. Although no single rigid service regulation dictated exact millimetre lengths for every rank or branch, recruits received a strict initial "Haarschnitt" (haircuts) upon induction into units such as Infanterie-Regimenter or Panzer-Divisionen, and subsequent maintenance was enforced by company barbers or field Friseure to keep the lower portions short and the top manageable. Photographs and film of Landser in the Afrikakorps, on the Eastern Front, or in Festungen show slight individual variations—some men allowed the top to grow fuller, others kept a cleaner taper—yet the overall silhouette of short sides and longer, rearward-swept crown remained the most common throughout the Heer, Luftwaffe ground units, and even among many Waffen-SS personnel. Beards were generally discouraged except for specific specialist roles or temporary field necessity, and sideburns were kept minimal, reinforcing the clean-shaven or lightly stubbled look expected of a Soldat. The style’s practicality under combat stress, combined with its visual association with military order, made it the prevailing Haartracht from the mobilisation of 1939 until the final months of 1945, when shortages of barbers and equipment sometimes led to more irregular cuts among isolated Kampfgruppen.
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Major Hans-Detloff von Cossel (1916-1943) was born on 1 July 1916 in Swakopmund, German South-West Africa, and entered military service on 6 April 1934 with Reiter-Regiment 6, receiving promotion to Leutnant on 1 April 1937 before transferring to Panzer-Regiment 35 of the 4. Panzer-Division. As Oberleutnant he took part in the Polish and French campaigns, earning both classes of the Eisernes Kreuz, and in the summer of 1941, while Führer of 1./Panzer-Regiment 35, he forced the Dnjepr crossing near Stary Bychow, broke through the Stalin Line and, after losing all his tanks and being wounded, led the survivors back across the river, actions for which he received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 8 September 1941. Promoted to Hauptmann and later Major, he assumed command of I./Panzer-Regiment 35 (the so-called Bärenabteilung) in early 1943 and was awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 5 May 1943 for earlier fighting around Orel and Ssewsk. During the defensive battles of Operation Kutuzov in July 1943, south of Orel, his Abteilung penetrated deep into Soviet positions, shielded a neighbouring Panzer-Division from a flank attack, and on 19 July, on his own initiative, gathered available infantry and personally led the capture of the vital height Point 254.5 with light losses while inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy; later he converted a withdrawal into a counter-attack that seized and held a village until relief arrived, and his unit repeatedly prevented Soviet breakthroughs. On 22 July 1943, while directing a counter-thrust near Kromny (or Gromy), he was killed in action; posthumously promoted and decorated, he received the Eichenlaub to the Ritterkreuz (285th award) on 29 August 1943 as Kommandeur of I./Panzer-Regiment 35.
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https://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2010/11/potongan-rambut-tentara-jerman.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undercut_(hairstyle)
https://www.menshairforum.com/talk/Thread-SS-Haircut-and-Nazi-Hairstyle-Guide-with-Rare-Hair-Pictures
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/mens-hairstyles-in-ww2.23653/
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