Great Coats Shoulder Boards

[TVD]

Hallo,
Can someone tell me why some great coats have no shoulder boards.
I mean some great coats have no loops or buttons to attach shoulder boards.
Are they late war?
regards,
TVD

[John Huff]

I thought they were all made with shoulder board loops and buttons...???

[CWP]

I have seen many original greatcoats with no shoulder loops or buttons. Perhaps they were removed postwar. I wonder if anyone has any photos of soldiers wearing greatcoats without shoulder boards?

[Glenn McInnes]

I thought they were all made with shoulder board loops and buttons...???

I always thought that as well as it showed rank (military types anyway). I have seen some leather officer types with no shoulder board loops or buttons and I thought they were perhaps post war.




Glenn

[pionier]

I had a unissued luftwaffe greatcoat. It had no buttons or loops for boars. It was a mid-war coat.

[CWP]

I also have a mid-war Luftwaffe greatcoat, also without buttons or loops. Mine is worn and is dated 1943.

[TONY GANZ]

Shoulder Board

I Tnink The Main Reason That There Re No Shoulder Board Buttons Was That Overcoats Were Organizational Issue. Members Of A Unit Were Issued The Overcoat In Winter And It Was Put In Thw Units Storage In Summer. We Had A Similar Situation With Field Jackets In Th Usmc. I Haave A New Unissued Overcoat With No Boards Or Provision For Such. The Unit Tailor Probably Applied The Boards For The Specific Unit. Also, Most Pre War Photos Show The Boards As Permanently Attacched Not Slip On. Tony

[Soldat de Fer]

I Tnink The Main Reason That There Re No Shoulder Board Buttons Was That Overcoats Were Organizational Issue. Members Of A Unit Were Issued The Overcoat In Winter And It Was Put In Thw Units Storage In Summer. We Had A Similar Situation With Field Jackets In Th Usmc. I Haave A New Unissued Overcoat With No Boards Or Provision For Such. The Unit Tailor Probably Applied The Boards For The Specific Unit. Also, Most Pre War Photos Show The Boards As Permanently Attacched Not Slip On. Tony

Hello
Quite right.
Greatcoat were issued to all soldiers so they received provision for the shoulder boards. Overcoat ( with the 4 pockets) were not issued with it ,if they are present ,that is because they were field added and not from the factory.
Best Regards
Pierre-Yves

[TVD]

many thanks for the response guys,
I myself have a LW greatcoat (two pockets) without loops or buttons.
It 's early-war and worn. I can't find any signs that buttons or loops were removed.
regards
TVD