Brad Pitt and the ugly Coon-Ass guy who loaded the gun both had German army haircuts, where the top is left long and the back and sides are shaved. I don't think this was customary in the US army. Also, seeing as they both hated Germans so much, why would they copy their haircut?
shareThere may be a fashion for a certain cut in a certain time, and fashions are not limited to just one nation. The undercut was one such fashion in the 1940's. Military rules on haircuts allow for several different styles.
The US army regulation cut was short back and sides, same as the German one.
"Don't you hear that horrible screaming all around you? That screaming men call silence."
those haircuts are modern today,
thats the reason
I still say that in WW2 they were associated with the Germans. Not the Americans.
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I think you are right that the haircut is one that was very popular in the German military at the time. But it was 'a' fashion at the time, so its not unreasonable to see it on anyone. So the other poster is likely correct that its a cut that is in fashion now, and was in use then, so Wardaddy had the cut.
Also Wardaddy is seen using a Luger pistol and a SturmGewehr assault rifle...so he really wasn't that much against using something that was 'German'.
"Don't you hear that horrible screaming all around you? That screaming men call silence."
The short back and sides was a haircutting method to increase the time between cuts. The British Army in my time 64 onwards had the mantra of 'what you can get under your hat you can keep. I doubt that the top mop was so striking back then. I would imagine that a full crop was had each time they got the opportunity. I would suppose that lice might have still been a problem at times. It is strange though that this style once so HATED has returned co hard men wear it. I find it looks quite odd and a bit like a mohican which has spread.
shareI rocked that haircut for a while. It does reduce time between cuts. It also is absurd if you don't have hair product. on hand. It's a perfectly normal haircut of the time. It fits under your helmet. That's all that matters.
shareBecause that dorky haircut is all the rage with 2010s millennial hipster douchebags.
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