Germany, Heer. A Pair of Tropical Wehrmacht Service Trousers worn by Enlisted Personnel United Republic of measuring 27 mm x 17

measuring 27 mm x 17 mm

The reverse engraved ‘Hancocks 269’

letter of notification regarding his appointment to a commission

both were abducted by the Gestapo

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

Germany, Heer. A Pair of Tropical Wehrmacht Service Trousers worn by Enlisted Personnel United Republic of measuring 27 mm x 17(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