Panzer Officer’s Service Tunic – Leutnant

Product Description: This Panzer Officer’s Service Tunic is an extremely fine example of a typical tailor made, private purchase officer tunic, from a very desirable branch of service. It’s made of a top quality, fine gray-green fabric, with a smooth gabardine weave. It’s in the typical M36 style, with a dark green badge cloth collar, five button front, and four patch pockets. All of the insignia are applied in a manner consistent with period tailor application, and there is no evidence of any other insignia having been applied; it appears to be an untouched piece. The breast eagle is a very nice example in hand-embroidered bullion, neatly hand applied. The collar tabs are machine sewn. The shoulder boards are the expected sew-in style, and are for the rank of Leutnant. Each shoulder board has a brass alloy “P” cypher indicating wear by a member of a Panzerjäger (anti-tank) unit. Above the wearer’s left breast pocket, there is a ribbon bar for the Iron Cross 2nd Class and Ostmedaille. There are also loops for one badge on the pocket. Inside, this high quality Panzer Officer’s Service Tunic is fully lined in artificial silk. There is no tailor or name tag present. There is an opening for a dagger or sword hanger. This tunic shows only minimal wear, with some extremely slight moth tracking, and no holes or other damage. It is an extremely impressive display object, and a desirable example of a German Army officer tunic. The condition is excellent.

Historical Description: The Deutsche Heer, the Army of the German military during the Third Reich, was established in 1935. Over the next 10 years, German Army troops wore a huge variety of uniforms. Enlisted men generally wore uniforms issued from military depots. Most enlisted soldiers wore wool trousers and a tunic with four external pockets, known as a Feldbluse (field blouse). Before the war, soldiers also were issued a walking-out tunic, with flashy insignia, called the Waffenrock. Officers wore the same general uniform styles, but as officers had to supply their own uniforms, they usually wore tailor made versions. There were also myriad varieties of specialized uniforms worn by certain units or in specific situations, from the stylish black wool “wraps” worn by crews of armored fighting vehicles, to the drab HBT work uniforms. There were tropical and summer uniforms, and camouflage smocks for combat troops. For troops operating in winter climates, there were long wool overcoats, fur clothing articles, and padded jacket and trousers sets. In 1944, a new uniform was introduced, featuring a short jacket with only two external pockets. Most but not all German Army uniform jackets bore the Heer emblem of an eagle holding a swastika.

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