Kriegsmarine KM Uniforms: Tropical, Whites, and Greens

[Erik Krogh]

The purpose of this thread is to show some of our non-blue and non-fieldgrey KM uniforms.

First up is an EM tropical tunic attributed to Kapit?n zur See Wilhelm B?r. It was not unusual for officers to wear EM's tropical uniforms. B?r was a Leutnant zur See during the first World War. During The Second World War he held various positions, Flak commander for group Lorient, Stab Kom. with Admiral Adria area. He was KIA on October 12, 1944.

This tunic was purchased several years ago from a well-known dealer who said that he had purchased all of B?r's remaining tunics from the family in Germany. I believe this to be the case: the dealer still has one of B?r's named tunics currently for sale.

The tunic has blue-green backed coastal artillery boards for a Fregattenkapit?n, which tracks with B?r's history (thanks Paul C for reprinting the Hildebrand/Lohmann "Die Kriegsmarine 1939-1945 Volume III). The dealer informed me that the breast eagle is original to the tunic, but had been removed by the family and was reapplied by the dealer after he purchased the item.

Here's the full-frontal view. The cap is not B?r's.

Edited December 15, 2008 by Erik Krogh

[Erik Krogh]

Detail of front

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Shoulder board and eagle

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Shoulder board

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The tunic with an EM tropical field cap

[Gordon Williamson]

Super tunic Erik !

I don't collect uniforms so can't show any of my own, but here is a nice tropical tunic to an Oberleutnant zur See and I.W.O. on a U-Boat which I photographed some time back at the Archiv.

[Martin W]

Hi Erik,

i have no tunics in my collection either,but here are a couple of photo's showing the tropical uniform.

Regards,Martin.

[Martin W]

Another photo.

[nesredep]

Hello!

Erik

I have only this Photo showing the tropical UNIFORM.

All the best

Nesredep

[Erik Krogh]

Gordon, Martin, and Nesredep,

Thanks for your postings! Nice to see more tropical uniforms.

This photo is a favorite from my collection. I would love to own one of these caps!

[nesredep]

Gordon, Martin, and Nesredep,

Thanks for your postings! Nice to see more tropical uniforms.

This photo is a favorite from my collection. I would love to own one of these caps!

Hello!

Nice to own one of these caps! Some times....................................I hope?

All the best

Nesredep

[Martin W]

Erik,

that is one fine looking cap.I think i would like one of those also.Here is a photo i have with the white uniform showing the CA badge.

Regards,Martin.

[Paul R]

I love the blue KM collar tresse!

[storage133]

Hello,

i never know that the blue tresse was worn on the collar

of the tropical uniforms.

Interesting to know for me! Thank you for updating

Best regards

Sto

[Gordon Williamson]

Here's another interesting insignia combo on the tropical cap. This guy is wearing the metal eagle from the Matrosenm?tze with an embroidered cockade. Plain tan shoulder straps too.

[Naxos]

from the Bundesarchiv

[nesredep]

Hallo!

Here is my own tunic.

All the best

Nesredep

[nesredep]

Shoulder board.

[nesredep]

Mark.

[nesredep]

Marker label.

All the best

Nesredep

[Erik Krogh]

Nesredep - nice F?hnrich white tunic!

Here's a tunic you don't see too often. Angolia calls it the '"field-grey" jacket of the blue uniform' (Vol 1 page 355). the color is more of a reed green, not the typical KM grey-green.

Edited December 16, 2008 by Erik Krogh

[Erik Krogh]

Shoulder board and eagle.

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Frontal view

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Eagle

[Erik Krogh]

My white formal mess dress jacket and vest. Sorry that I don't have the correct shirt and bow tie for this jacket.