#don't let bavaria take all the cool clothes!

[overlord-of-fantasy]

German traditional outfits

Now that Oktoberfest is over, I want to remind everybody that Dirndel and Lederhosen are by far not the only traditional outfits in Germany, as we used to be a lot of different cultures. I am very tired about Germans being eiteher portriat as Nazis or in Dirndels and Lederhosen. Here are some examples of traditional outfits in other parts of Germany, that are not Bavaria:

Black Forest:

Schwarzälmer Tracht (southern Hesse):

Schwarzälmer Tracht, wedding:

Lake Constance:

Brandenburg:

Franconia:

And there are many more! If you are interseted you can find the most famous regiones here!

[auxiliarydetective]

Another thing I think about when it comes to Hogan's Heroes is not the location but the weather. Specifically: What about summer?

We get a bunch of episodes in winter with lots and lots of snow (which is more evidence that Stalag 13 is in Bavaria because Bavaria is higher up with more mountains and probably has more snow than Northrhine-Westphalia. I can't judge on that because I've never been to Bavaria in winter but I have been to Northrhine-Westphalia and my roommate comes from a mountain area with lots of snow like I would expect it in the mountains of Bavaria. Best proof is probably the episode with the avalanche. There are pretty much no mountains near Düsseldorf.) Characters frequently complain about how cold it is and everyone has winter clothes. That much is accurate.

But what about summer? The only episode I can think of at the top of my head that could be in summer is How To Cook a German Goose by Radar because Helga can pose in a swimsuit outside without freezing. But aside from her, nobody seems to be bothered by the fact that it's warm at all. The likes of Newkirk, LeBeau and Schultz - to an even greater extent than the former - would be melting. A turtleneck under a jacket? Melting. A sweater over a shirt? Melting? A coat over a jacket over a shirt and a dark helmet on your head? Freaking evaporated. Which brings me to how Colonel Hogan must be sweating horribly in his leather jacket and dark hat. Why am I not mentioning Kinch and Carter? Well, the two of them have been seen walking around in overalls without their warm jackets. But they don't in this episode, as far as I'm aware, so... Newkirk wears a white tanktop in one episode but that's inside the barracks while digging a tunnel or something - in the middle of winter, creeping Schultz out because he of course doesn't know why Newkirk is pouring with sweat in a tanktop while he's freezing in his winter coat. But aside from that, can't say I've ever seen any of the heroes wear something accurate for summer.

Not having a summer episode is such wasted potential! Just imagine the possibilities! Make the prisoners cool down by dousing each other in water or spraying at each other with a water hose. Have a situation where the water supply is cut in summer and everyone suffers. Let LeBeau make some summer treats, maybe even ice cream. We know Carter tans so let him do it properly in summer. Let him get a sunburn - it would fit his character so well! Wasted potential. And you can't tell me they don't have summer clothes because they're in a POW camp. They have Newkirk and LeBeau. If they can make German uniforms they can make summer clothes. When you're melting in the heat, you might even intentionally take the sleeves off your uniform and pretend it was an accident, no need to bother Newkirk with it (though he would bother you about it).