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Karsten Heidt · April 27th, 2013, 14:13

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Falkenhausen

This was the head of the German military mission to China during the thirties. In addition to training a portion of Chiang Kai Shek's Chinese Nationalist army along modern German lines, he is said to have taken the field in Chinese uniform to lead troops during fighting against the Japanese, before being obliged to withdraw in order to respect the terms of the Tripartite Pact.

However, this is one, very high ranking, prominent individual. Even as instructors at the small unit level I expect any German advisors to the Chinese would have worn their own uniforms. In any case, reenacting outside your ethnic group is entirely accepted provided you do so with accuracy, so there's nothing stopping you just straight up portraying a Chinese soldier of the period, should you choose.

April 27th, 2013, 14:13	#3
Karsten Heidt Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Toronto	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Falkenhausen This was the head of the German military mission to China during the thirties. In addition to training a portion of Chiang Kai Shek's Chinese Nationalist army along modern German lines, he is said to have taken the field in Chinese uniform to lead troops during fighting against the Japanese, before being obliged to withdraw in order to respect the terms of the Tripartite Pact. However, this is one, very high ranking, prominent individual. Even as instructors at the small unit level I expect any German advisors to the Chinese would have worn their own uniforms. In any case, reenacting outside your ethnic group is entirely accepted provided you do so with accuracy, so there's nothing stopping you just straight up portraying a Chinese soldier of the period, should you choose. __________________ Gefreiter Karsten Heidt 5./Fallschirm-Jäger Regiment 5 Join Us Last edited by Karsten Heidt; April 27th, 2013 at 14:19..