Originally posted by naxos
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Yes standard with such cuffs. Of course. It was posted merely to illustrate that lowly corporals did in fact wear uniforms way above their pay grade...That's all.
It is a very rare image since most enlisted men would otherwise wear their government issued Waffenrocks, not such private purchase geschonte piped tunics. Try finding another one with this rank.Common with sr NCO's and usually seen in the officer Corps, the point I was attempting to make.
Anyway I shared this mystery uniform with the Traditionsgruppe of the 14th Pz Div who specialize in the Pz Gren Reg.108 history and reenact it as well. This is a serious group from Germany who were involved with the placement of this commemorative plaque to honor the units service and its casualties.
Received this message from them:
Hallo Nick
Ja das erste Bataillon hat das Jägergrün aus Tradition zu den sächsischen Jägern und Schützen Regimenter.Schones uniform ist ein sehr interessantes Stück, darf man fragen wo es her stammt?
mfg!
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More on their comments and feedback from others soon. Still compiling info! Member Naxos was also very helpful in that respect
(behind the scenes)
The uniform or rather its "Waffenrock style insignia shoulderstrap " as already noted, predates the 1942 establishment of this Pz Gren. unit...a disconnect or red flag as noted by some very knowledgeable members in this thread The Pz.gren branch wiessengrün Waffenfarbe is a mystery for sure! (and its not faded Jaegergrün either which some predecessor units were allowed to wear
(a tradition stemming from the WW1 parent unit).
So we are delving into the subject matter of predecessor (earlier) related units (Schutzen Regiment 108 :1940-41) and other possibilities. (Grenzwacht-Regiment 108 is being researched as a possibility as well...Waffenfarbe?)
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...Gliederung.htm
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ter/GWR108.htm
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