Shaving

Like their Allied counterparts, shaving was an important part of service life for Germans.  Gas masks don’t work with facial hair. While you’ll find pictures of soldiers in Alpine units, in the Kriegsmarines, and on the Ostfront to have facial hair, the general Soldat would not. German shaving items are similar to the American and British versions, although plastic / bakelite razors appear to be more popular, as were straight razors.