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S027466 OAK-LEAF "A" CAMOUFLAGE/WHITE REVERSIBLE PANTS.
(Tarnunghose)BACKGROUND: The development of SS camouflage items was initiated by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler in 1935 when he tasked the Reichsführung-SS, (National Leadership of the SS), to begin research of new camouflage patterns and garments for use by the fledgling SS-VT, SS-Verfugüngstruppe, (SS-Special Purpose Troops). In late 1936 and early 1937 the first SS camouflage garments were issued to personnel of the SS-VT Standarte Deutschland for field testing and evaluation. The first items evaluated were the Quarter shelters/ponchos, followed by steel helmet covers, face masks and smocks. As the war continued various other clothing items were produced in the assorted camouflage patterns. Originally the camouflage patterns were all produced in the time consuming manual screen printing until the development of the machine roller printing in 1940. By the end of the war no fewer then ten assorted camouflage patterns had been developed and used by the SS. After the devastating winter of 1941/42 on the Russian front the high command saw the need for heavier winter clothing and testing began in the spring of 1942 to develop suitable garments. In April 1942 Hitler approved the chosen design, and the first models were issued in the autumn of that year, in the reversible blue/grey/white colorations, which was modified to camouflage pattern/white combinations in 1943. Included with these new garments were heavy, padded, reversible winter hood. The SS followed the army’s lead and new winter camouflage items were issued in October 1943. The machine rolled, screen printed, Oak-leaf "A" pattern camouflage was originally developed in 1941 and was utilized through to 1945 for a wide variety of garments. Of Note: The winter garments were a standard issue item and were distributed to all EM/NCO’s for the winter season, (September 15TH to April 15TH), and were to be returned to the units storage depot at the end of the season for reissue the following year.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Pants feature two diagonally angled, slash, front pockets with straight edged button down flaps. Three button fly with interior and exterior wind flaps. Both fly flaps have additional button at waistband. Large rectangular reinforcement patches to each knee. Slashes to outer ankle seams, with tunnel looped cuffs with internal drawstrings. Drawstrings is present in the right leg cuff, but missing in the left. Reverse waistband has two small vertical slashes near each side seam with a fit adjustment drawstring. Pants have two buttons to front and two buttons to reverse waistband for suspenders. Pants reverse to white with all the same features. Buttons to camouflage side consist of molded grey glass to fly and waistband and magnetic pebbled buttons to pocket flaps. Buttons to white side consist are white molded bakelite. One pocket button is absent from white side. Most of the buttons look to have original stitching, one of the glass buttons is broken in two and one of the waist buttons is replaced. Pants roughly size 36" waist. The interesting thing about this pair is the use of the end of a bolt of material giving it the look of a white patch repairs, which they are not. Its simply the Germans being thrifty and utilizing every last scrap of material. The majority of this white area would have been hidden under the apron of the parka while in wear. Numerous small pricks and tears, couple of small stitching repairs and the a few small white paint stains. Nice salty pair, would work well with a complete combat uniform display. Scarce.
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