The field tunic is a privately purchased item, circa 1942/43. Made of field-gray gabardine, complete with all insignia, dark green collar, buttons tinted field-gray. Hand-embroidered bullion breast eagle on dark green cloth, hand-sewn. Officer collar tabs, machine-sewn, sewn-in matte shoulder boards, branch color pink. Ribbon for the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 with applied Honor Roll Clasp originally sewn in buttonhole. On the chest loops for 4 pin-on badges. Interior dark green silk lining, at the neck with woven tailor's label “Hermann Hoffmann, Nachf. Gröger K.G. Berlin S.W. 68”, the left hip pocket with slit for wearing the officer's dagger. Measurements: Shoulder width: approx. 45 cm, chest circumference: approx. 90 cm, sleeve length 59 cm, total back length: approx. 67 cm. Clearly worn, some minor moth damage on right upper arm, bottom under button placket, condition 2-.
Together with matching visor cap. Elegant soft saddle form, cloth in fine officer quality, complete with hand-embroidered bullion national eagle, oak leaf wreath and cockade, branch color pink. Left side with sewn-on emblem of the 23rd Panzer Division. Interior with dark sweatband leather, light lining, the celluloid diamond with manufacturer's imprint “Derwig Uniformen, Militäreffekten Berlin N.W. 40..Herwig Sonderform ges. gesch..Luxus”, size approx. 57. Clearly worn, condition 2-.
The typical field tunic and visor cap of a brave front officer, worn over many years.
The uniform was sold together with the medals and documents approximately 20 years ago in Hamburg directly by the family.
Herbert Dantzer, born 12.12.1922, 1940 enlisted in the Wehrmacht with Pz. Rgt. 11, 1941 officer candidate, 1942 promoted to Leutnant, on 25.5.1942 awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class and Tank Battle Badge in Silver, 4.6.1942 Wound Badge in Black, 20.10.1942 Iron Cross 1st Class and Wound Badge in Silver, on 17.12.1943 as Leutnant in 1./Pz.Rgt. 23 awarded the Honor Roll Clasp of the Army. Transfer to Panzer-Regiment 201, on 1.4.1944 promoted to Oberleutnant.
Included in photocopy the excerpt from the book about the awards of the Honor Roll Clasp as well as the personnel record of Dantzer, the last entries from February 1945. Dantzer was also recipient of the Tank Battle Badge in Silver with engagement number “25”, however this is no longer noted in the file.
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