Germany, Heer. A Pair of Tropical Wehrmacht Service Trousers worn by Enlisted Personnel United Republic of The reverse engraved ‘Hancocks 269’

The reverse engraved ‘Hancocks 269’

letter of notification regarding his appointment to a commission

featuring a handwritten signature of Oberst (later Generalleutnant) Friedrich Kühlwein

The top and side of the cap exhibits light soiling with holes evident in numerous locations

both were abducted by the Gestapo

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Tropical Wehrmacht Service Trousers worn by Enlisted Personnel United Republic of The reverse engraved ‘Hancocks 269’(Wehrmacht Heer Tropenhose). An example of tropical Wehrmacht (Heer) service trousers as worn by enlisted personnel in the entire Mediterranean theater of war, including Africa and Southern Italy. They are constructed of tan coloured cotton twill, with one diagonal slit pocket in the front, one per side, secured shut via a small bakelite button. With an additional small horizontal slit pocket in the front to the side of the right pocket, secured shut