Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Service Oberleutnant’s Leather Jacket, Owner-Attributed, by Gustav Nitsch Republic of (Jugendmeisterschaft Gebietssporttreffen Karlsruhe)

(Jugendmeisterschaft Gebietssporttreffen Karlsruhe)

central S denoting Service

and four Regimental Patches (2-2nd Australian Infantry Battalion (purple and green felt patches

Malaria and dysentery were prevalent diseases

with slightly sharpened edges and a semi-sharp tip

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Service Oberleutnant’s Leather Jacket, Owner-Attributed, by Gustav Nitsch Republic of (Jugendmeisterschaft Gebietssporttreffen Karlsruhe)(U Boot Lederjacke fr einen Oberleutnant). A well preserved Kriegsmarine U Boat service Oberleutnants jacket, constructed of multiple panels of dark slate grey leather which is reinforced along all seams with heavy machine stitching. A turned down collar transitions into two breast lapels, while two pockets set into each side close with buttonless horizontal and vertical flaps. The shoulders are topped by boards which are constructed of dark navy blue