FORT LEE, Va. (Dec. 20, 2012) -- More than 70 Army officers -- most of them lieutenants in training at the Army Logistics University here -- received their gold or silver German Armed Forces ...

While lacking the frills of the 19th-century dress, their uniform was far more practical in combat – apart from the bright insignia worn by senior officers, a delight for German marksmen.

Barry Thorne, a parish councilor who was acting as a tour guide for the German ... as SS officers and were told it was "only a bit of fun". But Mr Thorne said those wearing the uniforms could ...