White Uniform Of The Third Reich. Pictures And Information

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Post by Sewer King » 08 Mar 2010, 04:50

colt45 wrote:Is this WHITE? Image
It is not white, but what was called dove-gray {Taubengrau) in the special uniforms unique to Reichsmarschall Göring.
  • In his case dove-gray was a very light shade of blue-gray, rather than the medium one that is generally understood today by that name.

    As a contrast, look at the top edge of Göring's shirt collar which is just visible here. The shirt is white, while the blouse is not.
Stripped of insignia, I think the dove-gray uniform was the one he wore while committing suicide, and was cremated in.

A good guide to the Reichsmarschall's uniforms is in Brian L. Davis' Uniforms and Insignia of the Luftwaffe, volume 2: 1940-1945 (Arms and Armour Press, 1995), chapter 9: "Hermann Goring: the Man and his Uniforms," pages 260-309.

Among his white uniforms, Göring had one in white shirtsleeve. This was reportedly worn in the hot summer of the Ukraine.

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Post by Süd-Ost » 26 Mar 2010, 00:11

Here is a great pic of one NCO in the 13. SS Division.
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Post by pavel michalek » 04 Apr 2010, 15:58

Rare view on soldier (Großdeutschland) wearing Weisser Rock neuer Art.
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Post by pavel michalek » 28 Apr 2010, 22:07

Ludwig Beck (rechts) und Werner Freiherr von Fritsch am Schreibtisch
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Post by AlifRafikKhan » 13 May 2010, 23:48

Well-known photograph of Otto Carius in white uniform...

Source : http://www.danielsww2.com/Autographs.html
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Post by AlifRafikKhan » 24 May 2010, 15:13

General der Flieger Helmuth Förster...

Link from http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 40&start=0

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Post by AlifRafikKhan » 04 Jul 2010, 20:52

A white summer tunic, cut in the old style with removable insignia for Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm List (Mike Peters collection)...

Source: http://www.themarshalsbaton.com/GFM%20Uniforms.htm
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Post by iceman333 » 11 Jul 2010, 02:33

I'm curious what kind of pants are you supposed to wear with this white tunic and white cap? The photos all seem to cut off at the waist.

I'm considering buying one of these for myself at Stahladler to add to my little collection

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iceman333 wrote:I'm curious what kind of pants are you supposed to wear with this white tunic and white cap? The photos all seem to cut off at the waist.
Short question, long answer... As has been said before, white tunics were worn by different branches of the armed forces and various other uniformed organizations, all of which had their own, different uniform regulations.

For the Heer specifically, the white tunics were restricted to officers. The "new model" white tunic could always be worn with the Ausgehanzug (= walking-out dress), on certain appropriate occasions with the kleiner Gesellschaftsanzug (= "small" mess dress) and for sporting events, tournaments and races. (In all cases only between 1 April and 30 September.)
The "old model" white tunic - which could be worn out after the new model's introduction - was also allowed to be worn within military installations and training grounds, but, if worn for duty with the troops, only if the men wore the drill or sports uniform. Outside military installations and training grounds, it could be worn while riding.

In all cases, the same types of trousers were worn with the white tunic that would have been worn with the field-grey one for the appropriate occasion and order of dress.
For example, if the white tunic was worn for walking out or mess dress, long straight-legged grey trousers with branch-colored piping were the standard, while white unpiped trousers were also permitted optionally, but more rarely worn.
If it was worn for general service dress within military installations, long piped trousers, breeches or riding breeches were worn.
If the tunic was worn for riding, riding breeches were worn.

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Post by HPL2008 » 11 Jul 2010, 11:17

This should be of interest; some good quality photographs of a white SS tunic currently on sale:
http://www.therupturedduck.com/WebPages ... s/u060.htm

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Post by Frech » 17 Jul 2010, 02:14

Hi!

just one correction: the "old style" Heer white summer uniform of GFM list is a "new style" one. Same cut as Carius and the young officer in Alif´s last post is wearing.

Fritsch and Beck are wearing old style ones but on that pic the difference is not easy to recognize I fear. In general the old style one had just a very small "Stehkragen"-collar while the new style one had a "Steh-Umlegekragen"-collar. I will try to find out the correct translation for that tomorrow.

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