Editing Ski cap (section)

=={{lang|de|Gebirgsjäger}}==
[[File:BW Dienstanzug Heer (Grundform Männer Gebirgsjäger).jpg|thumb|right|{{lang|de|Bergmütze}} worn as part of the modern [[Bundeswehr]] {{lang|de|Gebirgsjäger}} uniform]]
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 194-1359-07, Bergmann mit kleinem Kind auf dem Arm.jpg|thumb|Civilian copy of the {{lang|de|Bergmütze}}]]
The precursor to the German {{lang|de|Bergmütze}} was a service cap first issued to Austrian [[Imperial-Royal Mountain Troops]] in 1906. During World War I, this cap was made of {{lang|de|[[Hechtgrau]]}} (pike grey) wool and had a turn-down brim to cover the wearer's ears in cold weather. German mountain troops, who initially wore a grey peakless forage cap resembling a [[sailor cap]], adopted the {{lang|de|Bergmütze}} in 1915 as a gesture of solidarity with their Austrian allies. Both the German and Austrian {{lang|de|Bergmützen}} bore [[edelweiss]] insignia, the mark of an experienced mountain climber, but, unlike the leather peaks of the Austrian caps, the peak of the German cap was covered with [[slate grey]] wool.<ref>[http://www.gebirgsjaeger.4mg.com/Gebirgs4.htm {{lang|de|Gebirgsjäger unter edelweiss}}]</ref>

The sides of the {{lang|de|Bergmütze}} stand almost straight up, due to the wide top sewn onto the cap. The skirt that surrounds the cap is made in the same wool as the cap, and is double layered in the rear three quarters of the skirt, enabling it to be folded down over the ears. The skirt has a small dip in the front quarter with a divide secured by two small buttons in order to get the skirt around the bill. The small section in the front quarter was built shorter to show the insignia, and cover the wearer's chin or mouth, without disturbing breathing by covering the nose.<ref>[http://www.allworldwars.com/Gebirgsjager-in-Ukraine-1941-42.html {{lang|de|Gebirgsjäger}} in Ukraine]</ref>