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L006767 REGIMENT GENERAL GÖRING FLAK UNTEROFFIZIER'S SERVICE TUNIC.
(Dienstbluse)BACKGROUND: The Reichsluftwaffe was official established on February 26TH 1935 as the third branch of service of the Armed Forces. On March 9TH 1935 the formation of the new Reichsluftwaffe was announced to the foreign press and on March 16TH conscription was reintroduced for all three branches of service. On May 21ST 1935 the Reichsluftwaffe designation was altered to Luftwaffe. The standard pattern service uniform was adopted by the Luftwaffe in March 1935, and was based on the uniform worn by personnel in the Deutscher Luftsport Verband, (German Air Sports League), a civilian forerunner of the Luftwaffe, as early as 1933, with minor modifications. The 1935 pattern uniform tunic was designated Tuchrock, (Cloth tunic), and was worn open at the neck. On November 11TH 1938 a new pattern tunic was introduced that had allowances for it to be worn closed at the neck. The 1938 pattern tunic was designated Anzugrock, (Uniform tunic), and was intended to replace the 1935 pattern Tuchrock and Fliegerbluse, (Flight Blouse). The 1938 pattern tunic eventually did replace the Tuchrock, but not the Fliegerbluse. The evolution of the Regiment General Göring can be traced back to at least January 12TH 1934 when the Landes Polizei Gruppe Wecke z.b.V, (State Police Group Wecke for Special Purposes), was renamed Landes Polizei Gruppe General Göring. On September 23RD 1935 the Landes Polizei Gruppe General Göring was transferred from control of the Police to control of the Luftwaffe and was renamed, Regiment General Göring. On March 1ST 1942 the Regiment General Göring was expanded to become the Reinforced Regiment (mot.) Hermann Göring and on March 12TH 1936 the unit exchange their Police uniforms for Luftwaffe uniforms, and it was at this time that personnel were issued the distinctive white collar tabs and white branch of service piping on the shoulder straps. Regulations of January 4TH 1943 introduced additional branch of service colors for personnel of the Hermann Göring units and further regulations of April 2ND 1943 abolished the white piping on the shoulder straps and replaced it with the appropriate branch of service color. Of Note: Originally the white collar tabs of EM/NCO’s were piped in either red for Flak artillery personnel and Jäger green for all other personnel until the January 4TH 1943 regulations introduced other specific branch of service piping for Hermann Göring unit EM/NCO personnel. The Reinforced Regiment (mot.) Hermann Göring was upgrade to Brigade status on July 21ST 1942 and to Divisional status on October 17TH of that year. The Hermann Göring Division was virtually completely destroyed in North Africa in May 1943 and the survivors were reformed into the Hermann Göring Panzer Division on July 15TH 1943. On January 6TH 1944 the Hermann Göring Panzer Division was re-designated, Hermann Göring Fallschirm-Panzer Division and was used as a cadre for the formation of the Hermann Göring Fallschirm-Panzer Korps in September 1944.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Nice quality, 1935 pattern, Luftwaffe blue/grey wool/rayon blend construction tunic features a vertical, four button, front closure with small fold back lapels and a lay down collar. The tunic has four, pleated, front pockets with straight edged button down flaps. The breast pockets are the basic patch type while the hip pockets are the saddlebag type with expanding side panels. The right breast pocket flap is stitched down in the closed position to maintain a neat appearance. The right breast has a second pattern Luftwaffe eagle in silver/grey threads on a cut-out blue/grey wool base. The eagle is neatly handstitched to the tunic. The left breast has a two place ribbon bar with EK2 and Russian Front awards. The straight cut, non-adjustable sleeves have deep, fold back, French cuffs which are tacked in the upright position at both the inner and outer sleeve seams. The lower left sleeve has a nice quality, "General Göring" NCO’s cufftitle as introduced on March 12TH 1936 as a "special badge of distinction" for members of the regiment. The deep navy blue doeskin wool construction cufftitle hand embroidered Gothic script, "General Göring" in heavy silvery/grey cotton threads. The cufftitle is bordered at both the top and bottom edges in horizontal silvery/grey Russian braiding. The cufftitle is positioned just above the top edge of the French cuff and is neatly handstitched in place. The side panels at the waistline each have four vertically aligned, horizontal thread loops and a central vertical slash for the belt support hooks. The reverse of the tunic has a central, vertical, tail skirt vent. The tunic has sewn on shoulder straps in Luftwaffe blue/grey wool with bright silver/aluminum waffle patterned NCO’s tress and white wool waffenfarbe piping. The shoulder strap retaining buttons are intact. The lay down collar has the typical zig-zag reinforcement stitching to the reverse. The forward edge of the collar is trimmed in bright silver/aluminum waffle patterned NCO’s tress and twisted white rayon cording. The collar has white wool collar tabs a single stamped natural aluminum, rank "gull" to each and red wool waffenfarbe piping. The collar tabs are machine stitched to the collar. The interior of the tunic is fully lined in ribbed, grey cotton twill and has a horizontal slash pocket to the left breast panel. The interior side panels at the waistline each have a ribbed grey cotton twill strap with six stitched eyelets to each to secure the belt support hooks. Excellent size and unit markings. (Chest size is 90cm). Original owners name is still present to the interior pocket. All the button have original stitching. The only flaw being that there is mothing spread pretty much evenly over the entire surface. Wonderful untouched named tunic.
GRADE *** PRICE $2,000.00
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