Some background information on Forestry uniforms as worn in Germany.
Histroically, protection and control of forested lands in Germany has been under control of the individual states. Under the National Socialists these responsibilities were put under National control and a country wide Forestry Service was established with Herman Georing in charge. There were however some other small Forestry organizations in the Luftwaffe and the Heer. In 1935 a common uniform and rank structure for the new National Forestry Service was brought into wear. Following WWII the administration of the forests became the responsibility of the individual states in West German while remaining a national Forestry Service in rhe DDR. The uniforms on both sides of the Iron Curtain were very similar and the BRD continued to wear uniforms of the 1935 style untill the early 1990s.
The following uniforms all belonged to the same man. He was a member of the Forst Verwaltung in the state of Niedersachsen.
The first tunic is called a "B Rock" and is the dress tunic of the service. And before anyone asks, daggers were not worn in the different state Forestry Administration. At least not officially.
Histroically, protection and control of forested lands in Germany has been under control of the individual states. Under the National Socialists these responsibilities were put under National control and a country wide Forestry Service was established with Herman Georing in charge. There were however some other small Forestry organizations in the Luftwaffe and the Heer. In 1935 a common uniform and rank structure for the new National Forestry Service was brought into wear. Following WWII the administration of the forests became the responsibility of the individual states in West German while remaining a national Forestry Service in rhe DDR. The uniforms on both sides of the Iron Curtain were very similar and the BRD continued to wear uniforms of the 1935 style untill the early 1990s.
The following uniforms all belonged to the same man. He was a member of the Forst Verwaltung in the state of Niedersachsen.
The first tunic is called a "B Rock" and is the dress tunic of the service. And before anyone asks, daggers were not worn in the different state Forestry Administration. At least not officially.
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