Original German WWII SS Italian Camouflage M1943 Winter Uniform Parka - Rabbit Fur Kharkov British Documents & Books in the 1st Division

in the 1st Division

Royal Marine badge red and black felt with a silk lining

It is construed of wool with velvet type outer flaps and red piping

This sturdy wooden case would have carried the essential equipment Uhle required for flying airplanes such as a leather flight helmet

and standing 22 inches tall when opened

Original German WWII SS Italian Camouflage M1943 Winter Uniform Parka - Rabbit Fur Kharkov British Documents & Books in the 1st DivisionOriginal Item: Only One Available. The severe cold encountered on the Russian front in the winter of 1941 42 found the Germans completely unprepared not only in heat retaining cold weather garments. This resulted in numerous, hastily improvised and makeshift heat retaining and snow camouflage items being utilized including everything from civilian winter clothing to white bed sheets. After the winter of 1941 42 the Oberkommando des Wehrmacht, (High