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In 1937 officers were authorized the optional purchase of the "ornamented" (ornamentierte) or "piped" (mit Vorstössen) uniform, to be worn as a less-formal alternative to the Waffenrock for walking-out and some ceremonial occasions. The M37 Feldbluse was identical to the M35 service tunic, save that the collar and its Litzen were the same as the Waffenrock, and collar, closure and cuffs were piped in Waffenfarbe. It was worn with the piped dress trousers. From 1940 the M37 replaced the Waffenrock for formal and ceremonial dress.
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Just seen this on the BBICN forum. Looks like Facepool are making another version of Von Stauffenberg from the film Valkyrie. The start of the movie where hes in Africa..
Asta, you are going to need a Detolf just for your Afrika Corps figures!
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Physical description
shirt lightweight single-breasted khaki coloured shirt with stand and fall collar and two pleated breast pockets. The shirt has six green plastic buttons to the front with one to each pocket flap. To the shoulders are fitted a matching pair of epaulettes, being of field grey and piped in red with grey cloth NCO lace (tresse). Fitted to the straps are a pair of slip-on numerals (33) worked in red on grey. Above the right breast pocket is sewn an eagle and swastika badge, machined in blue/grey thread on light brown backing.
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Second World War period German Army issue shirt. As part of the tropical uniform adopted by the Afrikakorps (Africa Corps) serving in North Africa, the shirt was intended to be worn either with the jacket or without and therefore for this purpose could bear the detachable epaulettes that displayed the wearer's rank and branch of service (in this case an Unteroffizier of Artillery Regiment 33). The standard shirts worn by the Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) were of either light olive or khaki material in the pullover style, being only partially buttoned. Either of German design or of modified French origin (from captured war stocks), they differed only in the French shirts featured button down collars with three buttons to the shirt front, whilst German shirts had four front buttons with a further two to each cuff. This particular shirt is unusual in that it has six buttons to the front. Artillerie Regiment 33 was part of the 15 Panzer Division that was formed in August 1940 from 33 Infanterie Division. 15 Pz Div sailed to North Africa as part of the original Deutsches Afrikakorps in February 1941 and was on active service until 12 May 1943 when it surrendered in Tunisia. It fought in Sicily in July 1943 as part of 15 Panzergrenadier Division. The main combat units of the Order of Battle were: Panzer Regiment 8; Panzergrenadier Regiment 104; Panzergrenadier Regiment 105; Panzergrenadier Regiment 115; Artillerie Regiment 33, and Aufklaerungs Abteilung 15.
From left: Claus von Stauffenberg, Friedrich Freiherr von Brioch, and Erwin Rommel.
Leutenant Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg with his commanding officer; Brigadier Friedrich Freiherr von Broich on active duty in North Africa 1943 ~
http://www.historynet.com/claus-von-stauffenberg.htm
Original epaulettes (shoulder boards) worn on Leutenant Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg's tropical uniform when he was strafed by allied Fighter Bombers. Note the shoulder boards are marked by his severe injuries.
On 7 April 1943, Stauffenberg was involved in driving from one unit to another, directing their movement. Near Mezzouna, his vehicle was part of a column strafed by Kittyhawk (P-40) fighter bombers of the Desert Air Force – most likely from No. 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. The cannon shells ripped through the column, destroyed his vehicle and almost killed him, he lost one eye, his right hand and three fingers of his left hand.
Nina von Stauffenberg donated Claus' epaulettes to the Bavarian Armee Museum as a remembrance of her husband's bravery.
Early study of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg by a friend who took this unique photo and used it to create a statue which was unfortunately lost during the war.
Is this a different sculpt than the eyepatch version?
Is this a different sculpt than the eyepatch version?
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