Uniforms

Textbook original Wehrmacht issue Schlauschal, Toque or Oma scarf in hard used condition. There are some moth holes , damages and repairs but it would be usable for a combat mannequin!

Heer M36 service blouse for a Leutnant in Infanterie Regiment 53. This blouse retains its wartime sewn insignia including a nice set of cyphered shoulderboards for Infanterie Regiment 53. The blouse is a service blouse which shows genuine field wear with damages and wear which are typical yet hard to find! The left breast pocket shows a set of period sewn award loops and a additional set for a Bandspange. This is a killer field worn example for a 1940 campaign display!

Underneath a short unit history of Infanterie Regiment 53 during the 1940 campaign.

9 May 1940; Infanterie Regiment 53 was mobilized early may 1940. On may 1940 it received the order to march westwards in the night. Close to the border it took a pause near Effeld and Rothenbach.

10 May 1940; May 10, 03:00 it received the order to prepare and around 05.35 marched across the border near Vlodrop and stormed the bridge acros the Roer where it exchanged hands undamaged. They went trough St. Odilienberg and Linne. At 8.30 they reached Maasbracht where the Panzerjäger Kompanie attacked the bunkers at the Maas bridge. Around 12:30 the first troops crossed the Maas river where it took many casualties due to Dutch machinegun fire. The advancing troops managed to roll up the enemy troops, cross the canal at Neederwert and capture the bridge in Panheel intact. At around 13:00 the resistance was broken and Wessem was taken. The Dutch-Belgian border at Kessenich was crossed via Thorn by the evening.

11 May 1940; The 1. Bataillon moved in the night trough the hardly passable swamp and forest area south of Kinrooi towards Tengerloo. Using a set of half sunk barges the 1. Btl. crossed the Maas-Scheldt canal. Other  bataillons were brought up they used the regimental pioneer platoons rafts to cross it moving most if not all the units vehicles. Around midday the order was given to chase the enemy. They paused in Meeuwen and ended the day after crossing at Helchteren. By nightfall they had covered around 45 kilometers into Belgium resting in Lilo, Helchteren and Zolder.

12 May 1940; the regiment crossed the Albertkanaal which was cleared of Belgian resistance during the night. It received its first air raid in the west. They faced resistance when they reached Lummen which was taken by nightfall at heavy casualties.

13 May 1940; They pushed trough to Tienwinkel and moved into a defensive position at their bridgehead acros the Albertkanaal because the units to its left and right have not yet crossed the canal. Late in the evening it moved westwards again.

14 May 1940; The regiment was pulled from the front for a short pause where they were fed and received new ammunition. Afterwards marched trough Haelen to the staging area at Meensel-Kiesehem and Molembeek-Wersbeek. At 03:30 it moved to Lovenjoul where it arrived int he evening.

15 May 1940; The regiment crossed the Dyle river and took up positions to move towards Leuven. This attach was however called up and dug into defensive positions. They received a heavy artillery barrage from the British troops near Leuven.

17 May 1940; The regiment attacked across the Dyle. After crossing it repaired the blown bridges and the spearhead of the regiment advanced towards Brussels trough Eversberg, Corstenberg, Nosseghem and Zaventem. The regiment encountered hard resistance around Dieghem on the Canal du Nord.

18 May 1940; The regiment fought its way into Brussels trough Haren and Evere. In the evening the unit took positions and went to rest at Bodeghem and Schepdael.

19 May 1940; The regiment advanced to the Dendre canal. Around Ninove it encountered a British artillery barrage. The canal was heavily defended and around mid day the 5. Kompanie was the first to cross the canal. Around 17:00 the rest of the regiment had crossed.

20 May 1940; Marching trough the night the regiment reached Renaix(Ronse) and attacked towars the Schelde. Under heavy enemy fire it however stays pinned at their side of the river.

23 May 1940; The regiment attacked the crossing and secured the bridgehead

24 May 1940; The regiment crossed the river en masse moving to Vichte where it took rest.

25 May 1940; The regiment received the order to move into a wide defensive position. Enemy positions on the hills north of Heule and Galleghem were attacked and moved into.

26 May 1940; The regiment marched West

27 May 1940; The regiment marched in line with the spearhead of the unit towards Paschendaele were it attacked together with Infanterie Regiment 11.

29 may 1940; The regiment attacked and took Boesinghe.

30 May 1940; The regiment moved towards Dunkirk. After a quick march the regiment reached Elzendamme were a destroyed bridge was repaired by the Pionierzug. Trough Hoogstade and Stavele it moved towards Wegscheede. At Hondschoote it encountered a heavy artillery barrage and resistance. The spearhead of the unit managed to cross the Basse-Colm canal and disperse the enemy from the eastern bridgehead.

31 May 1940; The regiment was supposed to cross the canal which was however delayed trough the fields being flooded by the British. Towards the night the artillery was brought up and a Bridgehead across the canal was made.

1 June 1940; The regiment crossed the Digue canal at St. Michel. Where it stayed until June 3rd.

3 June 1940; The 9. Kompanie retreated due to their positions being flooded.

4 June 1940; The regiment moved into Dunkirk which ended the first battle of France.

After being deployed again for the Battle of France, the regiment fought at Henin-Literd, Moy, Nesle, Beauvais, Suznay, Surville, Maison Baugis, Chartres, Briarres and Augerville until the armistice in Larchant. It suffered 471 casualties of which 140 men killed.

15 October 1940; The regiment was renamed into Grenadier Regiment 53 and was moved to the 14. Infanterie Division.

July 1944; the unit was renamed to Verstärktes Grenadier-Regiment 1065 under the 14. Infanterie Division where it stayed on the eastern front until the end of the war.

 

 

Unissued black cotton Hitlerjugend shorts in a large size. The RZM label has sadly been removed. Perfect large size for a mannequin!

First pattern Gebirgsjäger Windjacke in very good, lightly worn condition.

Luftwaffe Fliegerbluse for a Gefreiter in Panzer Division Hermann Göring. Textbook pre war large sized Fliegerbluse dated 1939. The garment was in my opinion expertly restored by a other Dutch collector who fooled the collector who bought it of him and later sold it to me. The garment and all of its insignia are all rare originals. The breast eagle is a typical droop tail example which was hand sewn, typical for the 1939 dated blouse which never received eagles until 1940. The General Göring cufftitle on the sleeve is a very hard to find example. The shoulderstraps are sewn in which look to be original to the garment and the most possible lead why it was restored as such. Beautiful display piece of a garment which if untouched is nearly never offered on the public market and perfect for a large sized mannequin!

Textbook Heer/Waffen-SS issue service shirt in unissued condition. The shirt is a nice large size and would be impossible to upgrade.

Textbook Heer/Waffen-SS issue turtleneck sweater. These sweaters can be observed on many period images and can be a nice touch to any mannequin. Even when it is damaged and like this one it is still perfect for a mannequin especially being a turtleneck example which will always be visible underneath a tunic, smock, fliegerbluse or wrapper. Hard to find!

These sweaters have just been found in a cloth processing plant which was closed down in the 1960’s and was found with many German uniforms. Fresh on the market, never been in a collection!

Late war simplified Luftwaffe winter flight jacket or Kanaljacke. Textbook mid to late war example in excellent condition.  The garment is a non electric but insulated example in very good condition. The main zipper is in good working condition. There are no zippers on the sleeves or press studs on the pockets. The loops for the electrical communication cables are also ommitted. This is a late war simplified variant which is a first for me. Rare example that would be very hard to upgrade!

Reversible quilted parka jacket in excellent, lightly worn condition.

Rare SS-VT field blouse in uncleaned condition. The garment is a textbook pre war SS-VT or SS-Verfügungstruppe field blouse for a enlisted man. These garments were produced in small numbers pre war. During the war when these jackets were changed for newer models the remaining stock was mostly reissued to other forces. Studying photographs of Landstorm Nederland in 1944 one can observe a large number of these garments reissued. The garment is in good, worn condition without insignia except for one blank collar tab. For sure one of the rarest garments I have had the pleasure to offer and a perfect and unfindable base for a restoration!

First pattern Gebirgsjäger Windjacke in good used condition.

Heer field blouse for a Leutnant der Aufklärung. This is a untouched recent woodwork find. The blouse was recently discovered in a clothing recycling plant and has never been in a collection before. Complete with field post and the original tag for the blouse inside the pocket. The garment retains all the period sewn insignia. Nice piece with a name on the Feldpost for further research!

Waffen-SS Zeltbahn in handscreened plane tree 6/6 camouflage in good used condition. There are a number of handsewn period repairs. The Zeltbahn retains most of its buttons. The Zeltbahn retains most of its vibrant purple colours and would be perfect rolled up on a mannequin or displayed on a wall!

Waffen-SS M42 smock pocket flaps in Oakleaf camouflage. The pocket flap was sewn closed and then removed from a smock at some point. Typical M42 type with slanted pocket. Hard to find spare part or study object as is.

Rare Heer M36 NCO field blouse with plastic tunic buttons in excellent condition. The field blouse started its life as a factory M40 pattern field blouse which was period tailored with a dark green collar, mounted Litzen and a mounted flatwire BeVo breast eagle. The garment is in near mint condition with most if not all of the fluff in the wool. The interesting detail in the blouse is the implementation of the rare plastic tunic buttons on the front, excluding the shoulderboard buttons. It is unsure why these buttons were introduced but my guess is that it is a prototype or trial run. The buttons are the same size as the regulars but the construction is different. They are single piece moulded examples in green plastic. I have seen several loose buttons of this type but I have never seen a full set on a field blouse. Even it’s because of the details; but these buttons are of the utmost rarity. The blouse retains the insignia for a Unteroffizier der Infanterie. The blouse is a good medium size for modern mannequins and would be hard to upgrade!

Late war German Pullover in good used condition. This is a typical late war product produced from recycled wool. The wool has many coloured fragments of recycled garments. I have been attended to the detail that this sweater might be a Italian model which is typical as worn by the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS post 1943. Nice late war accesory for any Heer or Waffen-SS mannequin!

Mint unissued Luftwaffe issue non-reversible hood or Kopfhaube. The hood is a mint unissued example that would be impossible to upgrade.

Heer EM M43 HBT field blousewith factory sewn insignia. Nice, large sized example that would be perfect for a mannequin display. The garment has not been shortened or modified.

Heer Steingrau Officers Breeches in good used conditon. The size is a medium, not large, not small. Nice pair for a modern mannequin!