Rare RMBO (Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories) official's second pattern tunic issued from around August 1942 to German Officials assigned to the Occupied Eastern Territories. These tunics were made from orange-brown wool with a dark brown collar. This example seem to be a late war piece. It remained unworn and comes with several stamps and tags. It was manufactured by "Otto Binkowski Berlin".
Simple in design, their sole purpose was to distinguish the wearer as an RMBO official and as such they had no shoulder straps. It is uncertain whether these tunics are unissued and therefore have no collar rank insignia or whether they were worn in this way. Photographs exist of officials taken in Kiev in 1942 wearing tunics without any insignia, but also without the dark brown collars.
The silver piping is thought to signify a higher rank level. Machine-attached hand-stiched bullion sleeve eagle. The buttons are not the typical "diplomat" buttons but definitely period time attached.
