112. German Navy: Obermaat, 1943, Pea Jacket.
Seamen and Petty Officers in the German Navy were not issued with a greatcoat, instead they received a coat referred to as a 'Pea Jacket made from thick navy-blue melton cloth. This was designed to be worn over the Uniform Jacket (No. 110) or the regulation Jumpers (No. 117) with their collar worn inside the jacket. Collar patches worn on this Jacket were in cornflower blue cloth with one horizontal strip of gold braid for the rank of Maat and two strips for Obermaat (No. 112).
113. German Navy: Korvettenkapit�n, 1939, Frock Coat as Formal Dress.
When the German naval frock coat was worn not with epaulettes (see No. Ill)but with shoulder straps its use was prescribed for Formal Uniform, Formal Undress Uniform, Service Dress and Walking-out Dress. As Formal Dress the rock coat was worn with the naval officers peaked cap (here shown with a white cap cover for use during the summer months), white winged collar and black bow tie, full set of medals, parade belt and naval dagger. This item ceased to be used at the outbreak of war.
114. German Navy: Stabsgefreiter, 1938, Shore Parade Dress.
The Shore Parade Dress was worn as its name implies by seamen and petty officers when ashore and when on parade or guard duty. The white version was worn during the summer months and consisted of a white jumper with a blue collar, blue cuffs and a black 'silk'. The melton cloth, navy blue trousers were worn outside the marching boots rolled up just above the ankles. The black leather waist belt on to which were fitted a pair of black leather rifle ammunition pouches were normally worn without the customary support of the leather 'Y' strap.
115. German Navy: U-Boat Engine-Room Artificer, 1939, Protective Leather Clothing.
protective leather clothing was provided for crews of German submarines (U-boat's). They consisted of a pair of leather trousers and a leather jackct. There were two patterns of jacket. For use by engine-room crew members there was a short length jacket with a 'patrol neck' collar (No. 115), and for other crew members such as watch officers, the U-Boat commander, gun-teams etc, there was a three-quarter length coat with a large collar and large side peckers (not illustrated). Because of its short length the first type of jacket ensured that it was unlikely to become caught up in moving machinery; the second type afforded a certain degree of protection to its wearer when on deck in cold, wet or windy weather. The suits were produced in both black as well as grey-green coloured leather. They were tlleallt to be used only for work on board the boat. When not in use they were kept stowed away on board. The ubiquitous Iron Cross Second Class shown here in No. 115 was not normally worn in this fashion other than at the time of its being awarded, as is the case in this illustration. Once awarded the decoration was acknowledged by the use of a small piece of the Iron Cross ribbon either worn through the button hole or worn mounted on a ribbon bar; instances of this are to be found in the colour plates of this book.
116. German Navy: Naval Administration Official, Amtsrat technischer Beamte, 1941, Blue Reefer Jacket.
German Naval administration personnel, known as Marincbcamten, were officials employed by the Kriegsmarine to work as naval administrators within various shore-based departments and offices. Although they wore the same basic naval uniforms as the officers of the active navy they were distinguished from the navy proper by the use of silver coloured insignia, buttons and cap cords worn in place of the normal gold coloured insignia, buttons and black chin straps found on the uniforms and headdress of commissioned naval officers (No. 119).
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