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    Wrappers vs. Tunics

    Hi guys,

    Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have been unable to find an answer.

    What were the criteria used to determine whether a particular soldier/group wore a Panzer Wrapper or a regular tunic?

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    Originally posted by CurtD
    Hi guys,

    Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have been unable to find an answer.

    What were the criteria used to determine whether a particular soldier/group wore a Panzer Wrapper or a regular tunic?
    Hey Curt, no such thing as a stupid question! Only stupid answers
    Unfortunately I can't give either a good OR a stupid answer. I too would like to know for sure though. However, I think that they had to be allocated to a panzer or AFV to be issued the sonderbekleidung. Transport and other rear echelon guys would probably have worn the standard tunics and clothing.
    Hope this helps and if I'm wrong, someone please correct me.
    Steve

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      #3
      Panzer Uniforms

      Hello!

      I guess I could be a smart mouth and say buy our book, but the short answer is this:
      Panzer and Sturmartillerie tunics were intended for issue to personnel manning armored vehicles.
      They were originally only intended for field wear, but because they were so popular -- every man a babe magnet -- they were often used as walking-out uniforms as well.
      Because of this, many others tried to get into the act. Lots of pictures are available of rear-area or trains poersonnel wearing wraps, especially tank mechanics. Conversely, there were also shortages of wraps for authorized personnel upon occasion and tankers can be seen wearing four-pocket tunics.
      Finally, towards the end of the war, many Panzergrenadier formations were also issued wraps, even though many of the soldiers never saw the inside of an APC (SPW).
      Some other formations, also far removed from armored vehicles, also wear issued Sturmartilleir-type uniforms (some ski battalions, actual unit designation escapes me at the moment).
      A bit confusing, although in theory it is not.
      Hope this helps.
      Bob Edwards
      (One half of the notorious author team of "Field Uniforms of German Army Panzer Forces in WW2. Be advised: Michael Pruett was the real breains behind that outfit.)

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        #4
        Originally posted by Panzer Bob
        Hello!

        ( Be advised: Michael Pruett was the real breains behind that outfit.)
        Bob, that statement just proves it !!!!
        Just kidding, great info and a great book.
        Steve

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          #5
          Originally posted by Panzer Bob
          Hello!

          I guess I could be a smart mouth and say buy our book, but the short answer is this:
          Hey, I might just do that.

          It is such a radical design change from the regular uniform. I'm curious as to who came up with it and why. Do you know when it came out?

          I can see how shortening the tunic for wear inside a tank would definitely make things easier for the wearer. Actually, any job that required a lot of sitting would have been easier in a uniform where you did not sit on your tunic's tail. So, I am guessing that was a major consideration.

          But why make it black -- just cause it looks so damned cool and they knew they would be highly prized by collectors for years to come?

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            #6
            its simple why black it did not show up grease and grime and oil stains like reg tunic would

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