The battle torn tunic of Lt. Wahrheit

[Johnny R]

Wonderful it was preserved with its owner identified etc.

[naxos]

Wonderful it was preserved with its owner identified etc.

Some years ago your excellent knowledge on the subject really helped me with this one.

Thank you Johnny!

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[Hofstetter]

Outstanding! thanks for showing that one

[tubist73]

What a sombre yet inspiring historical grouping. It makes you realise how few items that we collect really have an authentic connection to the battlefield, most being the best uniform items left at home. And even with service or combat-worn clothing, most of it will forever remain unidentified. It is nice to hear that Lt. Wahrheit survived and managed to rebuild some kind of life after the war, despite his injuries. It's a miracle he and his uniform made it together.

Thanks for taking the time to post so many pictures and information. In German, of course, Wahrheit means 'truth'. This is certainly one of the most truthful uniforms I have seen that reflects some of the reality of war, even so many years later. It reminds me of the famous cuirass from Waterloo, with a cannon ball hole right through it.

Matthew

[Hans Kristian]

The only picture I got of Wahrheit (unfortunately wearing a different tunic).

The photograph was taken in September 1942, at the time he was serving as an Unteroffzier with Kradschützen-Ersatz.Btl. 2 in Vienna.

Are you sure it is not the same tunic..?..the damaged tunic looks like an upgraded EM tunic to me..

Best regards,

Hans Kristian

[naxos]

Are you sure it is not the same tunic..?..the damaged tunic looks like an upgraded EM tunic to me..

Best regards,

Hans Kristian

I think the tunic he is wearing on the photograph is the 5 button M36 type

[Johnny R]

Yes, it is a different tunic, note the position of the third button from the top and the width of the pocket flaps. Close but not the same.

[Hans Kristian]

Ah yes, I see the difference.

Hans Kristian

[John Degioanni]

Wonderful piece of history! This piece brings real meaning to why we collect.Thanks for sharing it.
Regards,
John

[Freikorp]

Awesome tunic! congratulations.

[PanzerElite]

very impressive !
these broken tunic is thrown away after the war,
really few examples i can see.

[WalterB]

Amazing historical piece!!

[rbno]

Thank you for showing this interesting piece of history. All too often we forget the real meaning of the items we collect and toss around so frivolously.

Also, it is interesting to see real blood stains. Most of what are reported to be blood stained battlefield relics are, in my opinion, just rust stained relics of the battle of the basement. Which leads me to another point. Someone probably rinsed out the tunic not long after he was wounded to remove most of the blood. Very few people realize how corrosive blood is. If it hadn’t been rinsed rather thoroughly, the blood would probably have done major damage to the wool.

Alen Davidson

[VtwinVince]

Very interesting piece of history, and that is 'die Wahrheit'.

[longislandercjv]

Masterful presentation !