German Army General's New Style White Summer Tunic
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SKU: 20.GOR.02.01.01.04.002.000
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The tunic is fabricated from a white cotton-rayon blend. The shoulders are adorned with Generalmajor shoulder boards incorporating two rows of fine silvered aluminum wire, flanked by a row of gold-coloured bullion wire on either side, in an interwoven braided pattern, the loop at the shoulder end creating a button hole for the gilt aluminum button with a pebbled upper, the sides and underside in red wool, secured in place by a red rayon strap. There is a dual hook and eye at the opening of the collar, ensuring a snug fit at the neck line. There are four pockets on the front, one on each breast and larger ones at the waist on both sides, each designed with a decorative pleat and gilt metal buttons with pebbled uppers, each of which is maker marked with the initials "BSW" on an inverted cloverleaf on the reverse, and are held in place by rings on the underside and embedded in the pleat. The right breast above the pocket is enriched with an Army breast eagle insignia, in die-stamped gilt bronze, held in place via two horizontally-aligned vertical loops in white threading. Also, there are two vertically-aligned horizontal loops in white threading on the right breast, the top one on the pocket and the bottom one on the body of the tunic, where an award once resided. There are four horizontally-aligned vertical loops in white threading above the left breast pocket where a ribbon bar once resided. The left breast pocket has a row of two vertically-aligned horizontal loops on the pleat, flanked by two vertically-aligned horizontal loops on either side, the top loop of each side pair on the pocket itself and the bottom loop on the body of the tunic, all three positions where awards once resided. The front has a vertical row of eight gilt metal buttons with pebbled uppers, also maker marked with the initials "BSW" on the reverse, held in place by rings on the underside and visible on the inside of the tunic. The sleeves have French cuffs, the right cuff held in place via stitching in two locations, the stitching on the left cuff having come away. The rear of the tunic is single-vented, with two gilt metal buttons with pebbled uppers just above the venting, with S-shaped wire bases on the underside. The inside of the tunic has padded shoulders and has a white cotton name tag inscribed in red embroidered running script "H. Stieff" sewn in place in the collar. The tunic measures 430 mm across the shoulders and 590 mm in length overall, exhibiting very light soiling overall. Extremely fine.
The White Summer Tunic was worn by officers and generals. It was allowed only during summer (April 1 to September 30) and when the weather permitted it. It was worn as a walking-out uniform, a dress uniform, and at sporting events. The tunic was usually made out of cotton.
The tunic in the old style was of the same design as the Old Style Service Tunic, with a few notable differences. It has a stand-up collar and was worn closed at the neck, with no insignia on the collar. There are two box-pleated patch breast pockets and another two patched-on slanted hip pockets with pleats. The pocket flaps have one button each, and the tunic has six buttons down the front, although rarely eight buttons have been encountered as well. All the buttons are silver-coloured. The tunic has no cuff turn-backs.
The new style tunic was introduced on July 9, 1937, but it was still allowed to wear the old style tunic for some time. It has a high neck turn-down collar and eight buttons down the front. As per regulations, no collar tabs were worn with this uniform, it is known that there were exceptions. The two breast pockets and two hip pockets are patch pockets with pleats. The hip pockets have rounded or slanted lower corners. All pockets have scalloped flaps. Each pocket is closed by one button. The tunic has two buttons in the back at waist level of the jacket’s vented tail. All buttons are silver-coloured, except for general ranks which had gilt buttons. The cuffs are of the deep turn-back style.
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