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L014059 FEMALE AUXILIARIES TROUSERS. (Helferinnen hosen)
BACKGROUND: Although the Luftwaffe had utilized civilian female employees in secretarial and clerical positions it was contrary to the NSDAP’s Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party), views on women to draft them into active military service roles. As the war progressed and additional manpower was needed at the front more and more women were recruited into service, albeit still retaining their civilian status. Besides the secretarial and clerical positions female civilians were also employed as Flugmeldedienstpersonel (Aircraft Reporting Service), personnel that were tasked with operating assorted aircraft visual and sound detection equipment, and radar stations to warn of incoming enemy aircraft. On February 26TH 1941the Luftwaffe constituted the Luftnachrichten Helferinnenschaft, (Corps of Women Signals Auxiliaries), which incorporated the Flugmeldedienstpersonel and were tasked with aircraft warning and communication services. The Flugmeldedienst and Luftnachrichten Helferinnenschaft personnel were outfitted with uniforms on June 11TH 1940 which included overseas caps, jackets, blouses and skirts. Regulations of July 28TH 1941 introduced the standard uniform, the winter uniform and special winter clothing for female personnel stationed in Northern Europe.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Luftwaffe, grey, wool/rayon construction, straight legged, issue long pants feature a vertical, four button French fly with an additional button situated at the waistband. The pants have two, diagonally angled, slash front pockets and a small horizontal slash watch pocket situated to the right side of the fly at the bottom edge of the waistband all with straight edged, button down flaps. Two buttons to each of the front pocket flaps. The reverse of the pants have two short, vertical tapering darts and one horizontal slash pocket also with button down flap. The exterior waistband has five, evenly spaced, vertical belt loops. The pants have straight cut, dual-ply hemmed. The interior waistband lining, the internal pocket bags and a crotch reinforcement panel are all constructed in ribbed grey cotton/rayon blend material. Faint, hard to read makers mark and size coding in black ink. The buttons are all the molded black bakelite type and all appear to have their original stitching. The pants are roughly size 32" waist. Very nice condition, no mothing or tears.
GRADE **** PRICE $476.00
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