Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field Division Camouflage Smock Archive a Reich Labour Service (RAD)

a Reich Labour Service (RAD) gratitude badge

another by Dietrich Maerz

The shoulder boards are firmly attached to the tunic

Following the latter’s scuttling after the Battle of the River Plate

The British awarded three Victoria Crosses during this campaign

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field Division Camouflage Smock Archive a Reich Labour Service (RAD)(Luftwaffe Felddivision Tarnhemd). A wartime used Luftwaffe Field Division smock, constructed of a weather hardened cotton duck material. The exterior is dyed in a classic Sumpftarnmuster (marsh water pattern) camouflage with a mottle consisting of a primarily light brown base overlaid by irregular splotches of dark green and brown, overlaid by green splinters, with extensive fading giving the brown patches a pink or rust coloured appearance. It