Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Tropical Field Blouse, by M. Sonntag & Söhne, c. 1942 Province of China overall slightly salty but overall

overall slightly salty but overall better than very fine condition

the panels are roll up and secured in place at the front with two pebbled magnetic metal buttons emanating from the right flap and meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap

before being discharged to duty on the 24th

The peak of the cap features a 64 mm (w) x 27 mm (h) die-stamped gilded brass pin in the form of a Kriegsmarine-style German national eagle with wreathed mobile swastika

some 312 men (or 315 by another account) of the 27th Maine did choose to stay behind when they were asked

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Tropical Field Blouse, by M. Sonntag & Söhne, c. 1942 Province of China overall slightly salty but overall(Kriegsmarine Tropen Feldbluse). A well preserved Waffen SS tropical field blouse, constructed of khaki tan cotton cloth with a gentle whipcord weave. It features a turned down collar reinforced on the reverse with multiple rows of machine stitching. Each cuff is rolled up to a depth of 13 cm and secured in position with machine stitching around the outer circumference. Four pleated pockets are set into the breasts, all closing with zink buttons