Dave Suter
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This one is for an Oberfeldwebel (Master Sergeant) of Beobachtungs 5 (5th Artillery Observation Battalion). Don't have a seperate photo of it, but on the left lower sleeve is a BeVo Richtkanonier-Abzeichen patch (Artillery Gunner's Proficiency Badge). I like this tunic because it's an issue piece for a MSG.
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This is one of my favorites. For Pioniere Unteroffizier Baurle of the 1st Companie of Pioniere Gebergs Bataillon 54 (Engineer Corporal Baurle of the 1st Company of the 54th Mountain Engineer Battalion). The breast eagle is the early pre-1935 type. The name tag (see below) matches the branch, company and regiment, and the edelweiss. (German Order of Battle, 1944, page L53 lists the 54th Pi.Btl. and shows it as Geb. It as allotted to the 1 Mtn. Div. Page D48 shows 1 Gebirgsdivision as coming from Garmisch (Wehrkries VII). It states "Active division. Personnel mainly Bavarian with some Austrians. Fought with great distinction in Southern Poland. Less prominent during the French campaign. Played a minor role in the Yugoslavian campaign of 1941. In July, 1941, it was in action on the Southern Russian Front and in 1942 was in the Caucasus. In March, 1943, it was transferred to Northern Greece and in the summer of 1943 to the Greco-Albanian frontier." German Army Order of Battle, October 1942, page 70 shows the same information.
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Thank you all for the kind comments. Hope all of you are still around when I have to sell it all to fund my retirement..... Here's one of the rarer Waffenfarbe's - for a Fahrtruppe Unteroffizier from Regiment 9 (Transport Corporal). The tunic is a standard issue piece. The breast eagle is the early style (the field-grey backing changed to dark green in September 1935). It appears that this is an enlisted tunic up-graded to NCO.
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This Waffenrock is for a Beamte Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant). Probably for either an Inspektor of the Mittlerer Nichttechnischer Dienst (Medium Non-technical Career) or, most likely, for an Oberzahlmeister of the Nichttechnischer Heeresverwaltungs Dienst (Non-technical Administrative Service - commonly called the Paymaster Branch).
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This tunic is for a Kriegsverwaltungsbeamte '39 - '41 (War Administration Official). In '41 this changed to a Militarverwaltungsbeamte (Military Administration Official). From '39 - '40 the rank was changed to Oberkriegsverwaltungsrat. It changed again to Kriegsverwaltungsoberrat in '40 to '41 and in '41 it was changed again to Militarverwaltungsoberrat. The army rank equivalent is Lieutenant Colonel. Note the Wehrmachtadler device on the shoulder board instead of the HV device. The design of the tabs indicates the Hoherer Dienst (High Grade Career).