Tropical Belt

Product Description: This is a great example of an original wartime Wehrmacht tropical belt. It’s complete, and in outstanding condition. There is no sign that this belt was ever issued or worn. The belt is made of a textbook woven tan webbing fabric, which retains strong original color. One end has a typical steel belt hook, which still retains nearly all of the original field gray paint finish, and is still held in place with all of the original hand stitching. The other end of the belt has a complete leather “tongue” for affixing a buckle. The belt is not maker marked, which is typical for these; the only marking is a size stamp, “90” (35 inches). Belts like these were used by the Afrikakorps and by all branches elsewhere on the southern front. Later, with leather shortages affecting the war industry, these became general issue items that could have been issued anywhere, late in the war. This tropical belt is a choice example that displays very well. The condition is excellent plus.

Historical Description: Learning from their experiences and defeat in the previous war, Germany would develop new strategies for warfare. The result was a hard hitting, mobile warfare, which relied on speed and coordination. It would later be known as “Blitzkrieg”.  This new style of warfare would require changes to be made from how the Generals conducted operations, down to the individual soldier’s equipment.  As the Third Reich began rearming Germany during the 1930’s, due to the economic situation, much of the equipment and gear the fighting forces initially received would be from the First World War. This necessary reissuing of equipment combined with the revolutionary tactics being developed forced the German military to adapt their gear and equipment to these changes. As the German economy improved and more funding was available to the military, new equipment would be developed to replace the obsolete World War One equipment. The outbreak of World War Two pushed the development and issuing of new equipment to German soldiers to new levels. New designs and manufacturing techniques were developed. As the war progressed and fortunes changed, the German Third Reich was forced to cut production time, while continuing to develop better equipment. These changes to production, combined with newer designs, produced a vast array of equipment variants. Today these variants of equipment show proof of the drastic changes made by the German Military during World War 2.

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