Figure 1.-- Here we see the two main caracters of the film, Paul (left) and Erwin (right), conversing in front of the apatment building, No. 67. Paul wears short pants and long stockings knickers in this scene, but Erwin seems to be wearing long pants or perhaps knickers.

The costuming seems to be fairly accurate historically. Most of the boys in the apartment building wear quite long short pants as was still common in the early-30s when the film begins. The look almost like knee pants or knickers, They also wear shirts with long or short sleeves, and long stockings or knee socks pushed down to the ankles. Most of the boys wear short trousers with suspenders or knee pants with buttons at the knee with bare legs and socks or stockings that are unsupported. When the weather turns chilly we see a few boys in short trousers with long stockings and supporters (held up by Leibchen). Long stockings were still standard for German children when the weather begins to get cold. It gets quite cold in Germany during the winter and yhe Gernmans are used to cold weather. It boggles the mind how Hitler had the German Army fighting deep in Russia durung the dead iof winter in summer uniforms.

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