Four pocket standard cut army artillery Hauptmanns Tunic

quality four pocket standard cut army artillery Hauptmanns Tunic, dark green pointed collar, stitched in shoulder boards with subdued lace, red underlay for artillery. Matching heavy wire woven collar patches with red centres. Superb high quality army officers breast eagle. Iron Cross 2nd class ribbon to second button hole. A Wurzburg canvas tailors label inside the inner pocket with the name Leutnant konrad attached with date 22.2.41. Green silk lining a hole tailored through the lower left hand bottom pocket with the hanging strap and metallic clap for securing the army dagger. To the upper right breast of the tunic are loops for three awards. Gilt number 5 fitted between the Hauptmanns rank pips on each shoulder board indicating the officer was a member of the 5th Artillery Regiment, which was originally part of the 5th Infantry Division, transferring to the 5th Jager Division in 1942, it fought mainly on the eastern Front including the defence of the Seelow Heights east of Berlin in 1945. Medium size. To the outside of the back of the right arm appears to be blood straining through injury in combat. In excellent condition with only two tiny moth holes to front bottom

Code: 50260