FIELD MARSHALL ERWIN ROMMEL'S DESERT COMMANDERS TUNIC

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel desert tunic

Description:

Gold pebble buttons 

Gold bullion breast eagle

Africakorps cuff tittle

Gold bullion General collar tabs

Iron Cross 2nd class button hole ribbon

Gold bullion General shoulder boards with pair of crossed silver batons

Jacket is size 42 chest

Hitler choose one of his favorite generals to command the Afrika Korps: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. He would go on to be called ‘the Desert Fox’ and photographs of him in his Desert Fox Commanders Jacket would become iconic images of the African campaign of WW2.  

Throughout the African campaign, their commander Erwin Romell became a much-respected general by his men and a respected adversary amongst the British.

The Desert Fox Commanders jacket was based on the standard Wehrmacht tunic and featured the national eagle/swastika but was manufactured out of cotton instead of wool for accomodate the heat in the desert.

In contrast to the standard grey or green of the German forces on other fronts, the jacket was olive-colored similar to the standard Afrika Korps vehicle camouflage. It featured an open-neck design, pleated military pockets and metal buttons alongside the red and gold generals insignia of a Wehrmacht Field Marshall. On the lower right sleeve it featured an Afrika cuff band awarded to all German veterans of the North African campaign.