German WW2 rations

saab b5 · Post by **saab b5** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 5:41 pm

Hello!
Did someone have a german ww2 iron ration or the ration "nur für frontkämpfer im infanterieverband"? I ask this question because I wonder if someone have these rations with contens!

SNiiP3R · Post by **SNiiP3R** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:03 am

Russians ate them all

but on a serious note, I’d be happy to see one myself

norge · Post by **norge** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:26 am

there are a few WW2 collectors that have them but rarely seen since most WW2 collectors don't share pictures of they're collection....
cheers ken

rationtin440 · Post by **rationtin440** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:36 am

Hello saab. If you're interested and not concerned with historic accuracy, you might try http://www.reprorations.com/ of course there's also the issue with authenticity, and I'm not sure how safe it would be to consume actualGerman WW2 rations

SentientTootsieRoll · Post by **SentientTootsieRoll** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 1:56 pm

Since the real rations are so hard to find pictures of, how can the owners reprorations.com be so sure they're making accurate replicas? And forgive me for being negative, but their website is just awful.

saab b5 · Post by **saab b5** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 4:27 pm

I alredy know reprorations but I would recommend http://veshmeshok.com/! They made both german and russian replicas. They do legit replicas and in the descripion in some of the rations can you find a link with photos on real rations!

rationtin440 · Post by **rationtin440** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 6:59 pm

Actually I've yet to meet anyone who has simultaneously tried to do business with reprorations.com and had a good experience, although I have yet to order from them. As for how they can be sure they're making accurate replicas, your guess is as good as mine, and I'd be willing to bet they're not made from the same exact ingredients or in the same production lines.

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Sat Jan 18, 2020 7:11 pm

Likely a lot are based off all the public ration labels that have been made by enthusiasts in the hobby. I’ve collected quite a lot over the years. Lots are fantasy items, some are scans of originals, but most are individually made by reenactors, and some I even made haha. This is a repository you guys are free to poke around in:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... lVXTGxoUkk

YouTube · Post by **housil** » Mon Jan 20, 2020 11:01 am

SentientTootsieRoll wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 18, 2020 1:56 pm
Since the real rations are so hard to find pictures of, how can the owners reprorations.com be so sure they're making accurate replicas? And forgive me for being negative, but their website is just awful.

There is the "Lexikon der Wehrmacht". About rations it says:
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Sol ... legung.htm

Here are some nice pictures about:
http://www.dererstezug.com/thefullironration.htm

There are two nice books about:
Rations of the German Wehrmacht in World War II

SentientTootsieRoll · Post by **SentientTootsieRoll** » Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:39 pm

Thanks a lot for the links, housil. So to make sure I understand correctly: the Wehrmacht issued the Iron Rations initially and then toward the end of the war, they started issuing the "K-Ration" style packs, correct? If so, were they issuing them to replace or the Iron Ration or only to supplement it? As far as their version of the K-Ration goes, here's where I got the information from: http://www.dererstezug.com/germanration.htm

I found two reproductions of the Wehrmacht's "K-Ration": a Russian supplier, veshmeshok and Todd Hogan's reproductions.

It looks like Veshmeshok's reproductions are much closer to the original WWII German rations than Tood Hogan's reproductions are. Overall, I haven't been too impressed with Todd Hogan's rations. I purchased some K Rations from him in 2009 and was pleased with the quality. I ordered some again in 2014 and I noticed he was taking shortcuts (like replacing the cardboard with paper instead). And it also appears his German iron ration isn't correct either.

Veshmeshok is also selling his reproductions on eBay and more pictures were attached. I will attach them here as well so they are preserved.