Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice German WWII Heer Army Infantry Leutnant Officer's M-36 Tunic, complete with the correct trousers. The set shows moderate wear from service and in very good display condition. We checked all of the pockets and the interior, and we were not able to locate any maker labels, so this was almost certainly bespoke, made by a local tailor for the officer.

The tunic features four pleated pockets with scalloped flaps and pebbled magnetic buttons, which look to be made from pebbled stamped steel. The front closure features six of the same style buttons on the right breast flap meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap. The buttons are finished in gray green paint, which is very well retained on most, and they have some markings on the reverse. They are sewn directly to the fabric, which does make them a bit more prone to tearing off, however these all look to be original. There are also two hook and loop collar securing fasteners, which are fully functional. The collar stiffener/protector is no longer present, but the three retaining clips are still installed.

The interior is lined with a lovely gray colored rayon cotton blend, with sleeves lined with the same fabric. There is some light wear and staining to the interior, but no tears or major damage. There is an internal horizontal slash pocket on the inner left chest, with no other internal pockets. There is also a large eyelet that connects to the exterior under the left waist pocket for the dagger to hang through, with as securing strap above, sewn to the bottom of the left sleeve.

It is adorned with the usual rank and branch insignia used on German tunics. The attractive Army breast eagle is hand embroidered in aluminum bullion, and is very neatly hand stitched to the chest in a fashion typical of wartime German tailor work. The collar is wrapped in flaschengrün (dark bottle-green) wool, and has officer's field litzen collar patches on each side, which are woven from silver bullion thread with a dark bottle green background matching the collar. The collar is in very good shape, showing just a bit of wear around the edge, which is usually the first place on a uniform to show wear.

The colored stripes (mittelstreifen) on the litzen are Weiß (white) braided rayon, the Waffenfarbe (Corps Color) during WWII for Infanterie (Infantry) and Motorisiert Infanterie (Motorized Infantry). The “sew-in” style company grade officers schulterklappen (shoulder boards) of this tunic are constructed with two rows of fine silver flatware "Russia Braid" double piping and have the correct white bases, which protrudes around the edges. There are no rank pips, indicating the rank of Leutnant, equivalent to a U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant. The left chest pocket has several pairs of thread loops on it, where there was likely originally an awards attached. There are additional loops above for a medal bar, and even some on the right pocket.

Overall condition is very good, showing light wear and staining consistent with light service during the war. We cannot see any major mothing or other issues with the uniform, just a few scattered small holes to the exterior. The shoulder boards also show some light wear, while the litzen look great.

Along with the tunic there is a lovely pair of officers field uniform trousers, which are made from the same feldgrau (field gray) wool fabric as the tunic. They show light wear from service, matching the condition of the tunic. We did not see any major condition issues such as repairs or tears, just some light mothing in areas, which is limited to the fuzzy "nap" of the fabric. The trousers features a 4 hidden button front fly with a hook and loop closure at the top, and the inside of the waist has buttons for attachment of suspenders. There are also size adjustment straps with buckles on both sides. There are two vertical hip slash pockets, as well as the smaller watch pocket on the right side next to the fly, which has a loop at the top for a watch chain. There is also a horizontal pocket on the right seat with a scalloped button fastened top flap. The interior is lined with striped rayon around the waist, while the rest is unlined.

A very nice named bespoke German Infantry Officer's Tunic with Trousers, ready to outfit with some awards and display!

Approximate Measurements:-
Collar to shoulder: 10"
Shoulder to sleeve: 25.5”
Shoulder to shoulder: 15.5"
Chest width: 20”
Waist: 17.5"
Hip: 21"
Front length: 28"

Pants:-
Waist: 13"
Inseam: 31

Field Tunic (Feldbluse) Model 1936
Terms such as M40 and M43 were never designated by the Wehrmacht, but are names given to the different versions of the Model 1936 field tunic by modern collectors, to discern between variations, as the M36 was steadily simplified and tweaked due to production time problems and combat experience.

When the NSDAP came to power in early 1933 the Reichswehr, the armed forces of the Weimar Republic, were near the end of a two-year project to redesign the Army Feldbluse (field-blouse). Beginning in that year the new tunic was issued to the Reichsheer and then the rapidly growing Wehrmacht Heer, although minor design changes continued to be made until the appearance of the standardized Heeres Dienstanzug Modell 1936. The M36 tunic still retained the traditional Imperial and Reichswehr uniform color of grey-green "field gray" (feldgrau) wool, but incorporated four front patch pockets with scalloped flaps and pleats (on Reichswehr tunics the lower pockets were internal and angled). The front was closed with five buttons rather than the previous eight, and the collar and shoulder straps were of a dark bottle-green instead of the Reichswehr grey. Compared to the Weimar-era uniforms the skirt of the feldbluse was shorter and the tailoring was more form-fitting due to Germany's adoption of mechanized warfare: soldiers now spent much time in the confined space of a vehicle and a shorter jacket was less likely to pick up dirt from the seats. It also included an internal suspension system, whereby a soldier could hang an equipment belt on a series of hooks outside of the tunic. These hooks were connected to two straps inside the lining, which spread the weight of equipment without having to use external equipment suspenders. The M36 was produced and issued until the very end of the war, though successive patterns became predominant.