Germany, Heer. A Tropical Wehrmacht Signal Troops EM/NCO’s Blouse

(Wehrmacht Tropenbluse). An example of a tropical blouse belonging to Wehrmacht Signal Troops personnel, as worn in the entire Mediterranean theater of war, including Africa and Southern Italy. The shirt is constructed of olive-drab coloured cotton twill, featuring a traditional turned-down collar that transitions into breast flaps. Each flap has a horizontal-slit breast pocket and a horizontal-slit waist pocket, all secured shut via a scalloped flap and a single pebbled button. The collar is flanked on both sides by collar tabs worn by enlisted men and NCOs of the Nachrichtentruppe, constructed with a silvery-grey background and yellow BeVo-style machine embroidered litzen, measuring 22 mm (w) x 62 mm (l). Both flaps are secured shut in the front via five pebbled buttons that are met by an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the opposing side. Each cuff has a vertical 11 cm long slit that is secured shut via a pressed paper button. This blouse is completely unlined and unmarked. It measures approximately 42 cm across the shoulders (seam to seam), with a sleeve length of 55 cm. This is a worn example, with signs of material fatigue, in overall very fine condition.