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Important grouping to Afrikakorps Hauptmann Paul Beck serving with Kanonen-Batterie 902. An untouched grouping available on the market for the first time.
Beck must have joined the Reichswehr around 1934. Part of the grouping was a Reichswehr belt. He served with Inf.Rgt.19 and Beobachtungs-Abteilung 7 pre war as proven by insignia and maker marked gear part of the grouping. Both units were based in Munich. During the Africa Campaign he served with Kanonen-Batterie 902. Part of the grouping was also an officer's Panzer sidecap and Panzer uniform insignia. He must have served with a Panzer unit for a certain time as well. There were Artillerie-Reigment 557 insignia, too. Finally, there were Nebeltruppe Hauptmann boards found in his officer's cases. Beck therefore must have served with smoke troops as a Hauptmann, too.
An untouched grouping of great importance. Only a very few soldiers managed to bring their uniforms and gear home and avoided being captured by the British.
Hauptmann Beck's personal M41 tropical field tunic he had worn in Afrika!
An extremely rare example which comes in sun-bleached condition as you want a really Afrikakorps tunic to look like.
All buttons complete and period time attached. A Christian talisman sewn to one of the pockets. Bleached loops for a ribbon bar as well as an embroidered hole to wear his Iron Cross 1st Class with screw-back which is also available by the way. The cross left a clear shadow around the hole by the way. A ribbon for the Italian bravery medal is attached to the left pocket.
Slip-on shoulder boards for an artillery Hauptmann. Machine-woven officer's collar tabs are attached by machine. Embroidered officer's breast eagle attached by hand.
Typical linen lining with washed-out markings. One ink marking can still be seen inside. See close-up.
The insignia are 100% period time to the tunic, however, it had of course left the factory with EM/NCO insignia. You can still see traces of EM collar tabs and the seam of the machine-attached EM/NCO breast eagle is quite infact when you look to the inside of the tunic. A clear, dark shadow can be seen with lifting the collar tabs and the breast eagle!
A stunning tunic with provenience. Extremely rare!