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.

 

 

Hitlerjugend Corduroy shorts in unissued condition. The shorts have the RZM tag removed but is otherwise in unissued condition. Impossible to upgrade condition!

Rare Bund Deutscher Mädel issue shirt with white glass buttons. This is a very hard to find original blue rayon shirt in lightly worn condition. Some fraying on the top of the sleeves, otherwise very hard to find!

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

Late war M43 Keilhosen in coarse Italian wool. Beautiful late war example which was most probably locally produced at a smaller factory. The absence of machine sew button holes are a clear indication for this. The trousers are well made and lined in a black rayon and cotton blend material with period red material markings. Some buttons are loosely sewn but it’s perfect for a mannequin!

Textbook tropical Waffen-SS Sahariana field blouse with glass buttons. Nice example in good, lightly worn condition.

Textbook 1944 dated Fallschirmjäger jump smock in Sumpftarn camouflage and marked Rb. Nr. 0/1337/0015 size II B. The garment is in good, in my opinion, combat used condition. The garment was liberated of its zippers and insignia post war. The garment however would still make a very nice base to a Fallschirmjäger mannequin.

Early Luftwaffe fur flight jacket or Kanaljacke. Hard to find early example without the two buttoned pockets! The jacket is in very good condition with all working and factory installed zippers. The label inside is sadly unreadable but still present. Hard to find!

Rare Luftwaffe Berghose in used condition. These trousers were painted at one point but have been cleaned. Hard to find trousers in used condition.

Nice original ‘hard edged’ ’43 Sumpftarn sniper smock with face veil. Late war smock designed for wear and use by Scharfschützen in the Wehrmacht. The smock is in light worn condition and has a number of period repairs which are typical for a thin garment worn in densely wooded areas. The face veil is damaged but visible. The smock is a nice large size  fitting most if not all mannequins. The smock is complete with all buttons. A rare and surely combat worn smock with strong and vibrant colours!

Rare Dutch made Heer service dress for a Leutnant der Panzer u. Panzerjäger in excellent condition. Typical Dutch made example with the typically sewn reinforced lining. The garment has full wartime sewn insignia including a rare Prinzengrösse Wiederhohlungspange. The garment was made by the Dutch tailor Jansen & Zoon, Breda. A very nice display garment with a number of wartime sewn award and ribbon loops!

BDM ski trousers in good, lightly worn condition. A good medium to large size!

Japanese summer tunic in very good 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!