U-Boat Leather Jackets

[ToddZ]

Hi I am Todd.I am new to the forum,I think this a great source of Info.I do have a question,maybe someone here can answer it.In WWI U-Boat Pictures I have seen (what I interpret as anyway!!)Black and a Lighter Color of Leather Jacket(predominately on the U-Deutschland World Cruise Photos).Did they use Gray Leather Jackets in WWI or is my eyesight not very good anymore.

Edited August 3, 2008 by ToddZ

[Thomas W]

Here's a Web page with World War II U-boat uniforms.

http://www.unterseeboote.co.uk/uniforms2.htm

The seventh photo down shows a gray leather jacket.

I know that the German tank corps in World War I wore gray leather coveralls, so it seems likely that at least some U-boat crew members wore gray leather jackets in 1914-18.