Luftwaffe greatcoat for review.

[Ir 143]

Hello, I need some opinions about this greatcoat. Thank you for help.

[PaulW]

Hi Ir 143, I'm no expert but it looks promising to me. An M40 type (with smaller collar) with LBA (S) for Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt (S for Stuttgart I believe) stamp (translating as Luftwaffe Clothing Office, i.e Depot). The condition looks good too. It has 'wartime' painted buttons as used from 1940 (pre-war were bright silvered).

Out of interest, can you make out a date or the size?

Any evidence of collar patches having been applied? They were ordered to be removed from 1st Oct 1942.

Regards, Paul

[Ir 143]

Greatcoat.

Hi Ir 143, I'm no expert but it looks promising to me. An M40 type (with smaller collar) with LBA (S) for Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt (S for Stuttgart I believe) stamp (translating as Luftwaffe Clothing Office, i.e Depot). The condition looks good too. It has 'wartime' painted buttons as used from 1940 (pre-war were bright silvered).

Out of interest, can you make out a date or the size?

Any evidence of collar patches having been applied? They were ordered to be removed from 1st Oct 1942.

Regards, Paul

Thank you Paul ! The LBA (S) is for Sonneberg in Thüringen. The date looks to be 40. I am not the owner of the coat, I would trade it. Looks to never have got insignias. Thank you.

[PaulW]

Hi IR 143, thanks for the correction, you are absolutely right!

Found a German language book on LBA Bielefeld here:-

http://www.amazon.de/Luftwaffenbekle.../dp/3895347906

with an associated quote:-

"Im gesamten deutschen Reich gab es damals drei Bekleidungsämter: neben Bielefeld noch Berlin und Sonneberg in Thüringen."

The LBA depots are something I'd like to learn more about one day, better improve my German first, as I suspect it's better covered in German language publications....

Best regards, Paul

[Ir 143]

Book.

Hi IR 143, thanks for the correction, you are absolutely right!

Found a German language book on LBA Bielefeld here:-

http://www.amazon.de/Luftwaffenbekle.../dp/3895347906

with an associated quote:-

"Im gesamten deutschen Reich gab es damals drei Bekleidungsämter: neben Bielefeld noch Berlin und Sonneberg in Thüringen."

The LBA depots are something I'd like to learn more about one day, better improve my German first, as I suspect it's better covered in German language publications....

Best regards, Paul

Hello, thank you for the book !