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Officers M36 style Feldbluse

Pictured above is a 1936 style feldbluse for an oberleutnant pioneer. The german soldiers were fashion oriented and a vast variation of modified feldbluse exist. The officers were not given their uniforms from a depot as the enlisted, but received a monthly allowance to pay for their uniforms. They had their uniforms tailored. The heeres verordnungsblatt shows the changes in the regulations. A very wide variety exists. The above pictured is shortened, altered pockets  and lacks the french cuffs often seen after 1936. The belt hooks at the front is removed when shortening the jacket, they are still present at the back.

Picture left above shows the fully lined interior of feldbluse. Middle picture shows the pointy green collar with two hooks for closure on the front wich is a typical feature for the officers feldbluse. Picture right shows the size marking and the pocket underneath. Note the lack of a button to the pocket, a button added in 1937 according to literature.  It lacks the extra stitching above the scalloped upper pockets used until 1935. This tunic has padding to the shoulders.

There is a large variety of how these feldbluse for officers were made and many are "restored" or rebuilt by collectors long after the war. As most tunics, the eagle has been re attached to the Tunic postwar. Allied regulations said insignia bearing swasticas was to be removed. Almost all tunics, visors and mutze have reattached insigna if they were kept in prisoner camps. Often removed and placed in the pockets. Remains of old stitching, discoloration etc shows the re application of insignia. Many garments have been restored by professional tailors using wartime materials.

The enlisted feldbluse year 1936 was a popular uniform. It was made of quality materials and later modifications to save materials and production hours, were often modified by soldiers to resemble year 1936 by adding green collars, pleated pocket lookalikes etc. As with the field gear the feldbluse was simplified and quality in materials worsened due to lack of resources and the need to up manufacture. The green collar disappeared from production around 1940.