Heer Coloured summer tunics for the cavalry

[Gordon Craig]

Gents,

My reference book for this particular tunic is packed away and this post will be from memory so please forgive any errors or omissions.

In the prewar cavalry, each regiment was authorized to wear a specific colour of summer tunic during competitions. I can not remember any of the regimental colours except the 3rd Cavalry regiment. That one is easy because I have one of their tunics. If I remember correctly from the text of my reference book, these tunice were not to have shoulderboards. Mine came with slip on shoulderboards and the loops to hold them in place were obviously put on when the tunic was made. The tunics were not lined.

Regards,

Gordon

[Gordon Craig]

The shoulderboards.

[Gordon Craig]

The back.

[Naxos]

Gents,

... In the prewar cavalry, each regiment was authorized to wear a specific colour of summer tunic during competitions. ...

Gordon, I never heard of that before.

I only know of the white Sommerrock, permitted to be worn by officers from April to the end of September.

Edited October 31, 2009 by Naxos

[Guest Rick Research]

Ditto.

[Gordon Craig]

Gents,

When I unpack my reference books I will quote you the reference for this tunic.

Regards,

Gordon

[Naxos]

Gordon, here is a white summer tunic for comparison

[leigh kitchen]

And smply because the subject of white summer tunics has been raised - my own extremely suspect example.....

[Gordon Craig]

Gents,

Thanks for your posts. I was going to start a separate thread on white summer tunics from my collection. I'll do that is a couple of weeks when I hope my house renovations will be completed.

Regards,

Gordon

[Gordon Craig]

Gentlemen,

Here is one reference for the use of coloured light weight tunics by the German military.

"Cavalry of the Wehrmacht - 1941-1945" by Klaus Christian Richter. Page 48.

A second reference to these tunics may be found in "Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933-1945 by Angolia and Schlicht. This reference is either in Vol 1 or Vol. 2 but I can not cite a page for this reference as I have not unpacked these books yet.

Regards,

Gordon

[Naxos]

Ah, racing colors for Wehrmacht jockeys.

Never knew there was such variety of colors... only seen black and white pictures.