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GROSSDEUTSCHLAND DIVISION OFFICER'S TUNIC

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
GROSSDEUTSCHLAND DIVISION OFFICER'S TUNIC
Especially rare solid black wool tunic issued to an oberleutnant serving in the Grossdeutschland Division of the Wehrmacht. The tunic bears pink edged collar with silver-washed totenkopfs indicating that the owner was a panzer crew member or commander. The sewn-in shoulder boards each bear brass Grossdeutschland emblems and one pip each, appropriate pink base and are strongly backed. The chest bear a flat wire eagle emblem, and the left sleeve bears two silver tank destruction badges sewn thereto. A "Grossdeutschland" cufftitle has been sewn 7" up from the end of the right sleeve. An Iron Cross ribbon is looped through the top buttonhole The tunic, clearly made late in the war, bears an ink stamp of maker Georg Stark Dillishauser and from its construction may have been intended for overseas use only. A really rare tunic from a most desirable division, showing no damage and ideal for display.