I have read that the influence for the Panzer uniform was contemporary Ski apparel. This (period) photo seems to support that notion
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I can agree, here a photo of Hans Walter Saudal, a Luftwaffe doctor, here on a private vacation in the mountains. He is extreme left.
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1930's ski suit from the Jacob Rothberger store in Vienna.Comment
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J´Adore.!!..it is fantastic...and much more stylish than modern outfits, one look more like the Michelin-man in these..Originally posted by BenVK View PostComment
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Even the jacket worn by Clark Gable (far right) has the wrapper look. The year on the sweater on the left hand figure is probably correct. Vintage-Ski.jpgComment
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Obviously signals....lol.Comment
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An absolutely on target observation. Created during a period when people still dressed properly - before cargo shorts, flip flops and T shirts with stupid crap printed on them. Panzer uniforms obviously had their origins in the handsome '30s sports clothing.Comment
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....along with the battle dress or M-44 tunic as well.
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moto jacket during the 30's too !
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The design of Panzer Wraps do have their origins in German Ski Jackets and were their orders were promulgated in a a series of orders and regulations issues in the early 1930s. This is brief introduction on these documents and references:A comprehensive edition of Heeresdienstvorschrift (H.Dv.)122, the German army service manual series that described uniform and equipment components in detail and set forth regulations for their wear and use, was not completed and published until 1934. In the interim, uniform and equipment updates were mainly announced in detailed Reichswehr-Ministerium directives and in the Heeresverordnungs-Blatt (army directives and instructions circular – abbreviated here as “HV-Blatt”). Scott Pritchett's Panzer Wrap Book series has a good explanation as well.
The wear and usd of Panzer Wrap was authorized in Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen 1934, NR 85, 12 November 1934. Post-1934 revisions and additions were generally (but not always) published in the Heeresverordnungs-Blatt and newly instituted Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen (general army announcements – abbreviated here as “HM”) and were to be added to the H.Dv. 122 manuals as pasted-in supplements (Deckblätter). Hard-copy and microfiche holdings of the BA/MA include nearly complete series of both official periodicals and most of the H.Dv. 122 series and its supplements. The uniform was authorized and then authorized modifications were issued in these publications. Wehrmacht uniform guidance was also issued "Uniformen-Markt" which was published every two week and was packed with articles, examples and advertisements.
(Zeitschrift Uniformen-Markt 1934-45 (Uniformen, Abzeichen, Waffen-SS, Polizei, Wehrmacht, Militaria, Orden u. Ehrenzeichen, Abzeichen, Combat Awards) [Zubehör)
For the Heer, there was not a single governing instruction or set of patterns because not all post-1939 changes were published in the Heeresverordnungs-Blatt or Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen, but were apparently communicated directly to suppliers and depots by the army’s central clothing section (Heeres-Bekleidungs-Abteilung).
The tailor or depot were left to interpret these changes when they produced the wraps. The W-SS had a separate supply system had even less standard guidance, hence the wide variability in pattern and features in those garments.Copies of these documents are generally available on DVD. A general understanding these documents and how updates are issued can be helpful to understanding the topic of Die Feldejacke der Panzertruppen, otherwise known as Panzer Wraps.
I started a thread to discuss the details and characteristics on the SS Panzer Wraps in the SS Forum but there was little interest so i stopped. Interesting topic and there is much to discuss.Comment
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This jacket was found in a flea market in Germany during the late 1970s. It had provisions for shoulder boards including one tropical painted button. No indication a breast eagle was sewn on. JimComment
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Even the ladies find the wrapper look appealing:Comment
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A couple more period style examplesComment
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