A German Second World War Army 2nd Pattern Tropical Tunic.
A medium size tropical tunic, this is the later pattern without pleats to the four pockets, all having flaps, all original removable buttons intact with slight oxidisation to the buckles. Bevo woven gold on blue collar patches. A tropical double rank strip indicating the rank of Gefreiter to the right hand sleeve as the tunic is worn. Soldier sewn loops to the upper right breast for two awards. Correct Bevo woven blue on tan breast eagle which is the correct type but has been replaced, Fitted with a set of shoulder boards with light apple green piping. Faint traces of original issue stampings to the interior of the tunic, also further double stamped when turning back the inside section of cloth. Complete with its original belt hooks, very faint traces of the letters PG painted to the back panel of the tunic indicating this soldier was a prisoner of war of the French authorities, good condition £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of German Militaria.

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