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Special Entry
Amazing Panzer Wraparound Tunic for an Officer of the 1st Panzerjäger Battalion of the 43rd German Infantry Regiment
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Amazing Panzer Wrap-around Tunic for an Officer of the 1st Panzerjäger Battalion of the 43rd German Infantry Regiment (Item WEHR 33-14; SPECIAL ITEMS) |
| DESCRIPTION: We at Germania do not usually do uniforms unless they would be so exceptional as to be graded Fantastic and this one we recently acquired is all of that and then some! It’s a Panzerjäger assault wraparound tunic and it is of fine officer-quality wool in its body. All stitching and cut and button placement in this wrapper are 100-percent correct and is with the pink, piped collar tabs with a dark-green base with each of the metal Panzer Totenkopf symbols applied with the prongs going through to inside the collar. The collar tabs are machine sewn with pink, piped slip-on shoulder boards with NCO tress and one pip. Also on each shoulder board are the number 43 cyphers. The top button hole on the left lapel has a small ribbon bar for the awards of the Iron Cross Second Class and the Eastern Front Medal. The grey-blue satin interior is also correctly applied. Each shoulder has an interior, course fabric stiffener as all known originals must have. The collar measures correctly and has the proper stick rows. The right sleeve has a period-stich row. The right sleeve has a period, machine-sewn Jäger troop’s patch. There are just a few very small holes that can be found in the back of the wrapper. This was acquired from a veteran’s estate 25 years ago. This is by all definition a 100-percent original, scarce, and wonderful wraparound Panzerjäger troop tunic. History The 1st Panzerjäger Battalion was part of the 43rd Infantry Regiment Group North (von Kleist) and thus part of Grossdeutschland Infantry Division. Its fighters were considered Panzerjäger troops and were almost 70 percent motorized. Panzerjäger is a German term for tank hunters. It was an infantry division with its own engineers who were transported in combat vehicles specialized for such tasks. They employed mechanized tank-destroyer vehicles (also named Panzerjäger). This whole concept was introduced in WWII. They were among the bravest of Germany’s soldiers at the Front. The bravest by far were the Panzerjäger. They were often called upon to provide direct high-explosive supporting fire to infantry by destroying machine-gun and artillery positions, particularly in urban fighting. They were always at the most-extreme front of any terrific action. To them the laurels of bravery belong. This outfit remains as a testament to that noble corps. PRICE: SOLD |
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