Identify the tunic.

**hibacusa** · 09-09-2013, 11:45 PM

Hello there. The following photos are from battle of Leros 1943. They show a group of Küstenjägers at Apitiki mountain. My question is simple. What do you think about the one with the "white" tunic. Is it a white drillich tunic (Drillich/Arbeitsbluse) or a tropical one? As far as i know, troops on Leros had a lot of tropical staff (the battle took place on November 1943). In the other hand, Küstenjägers and Brandenburgers used to wear any type of clothes (unissued uniforms, enemy clothes, etc). I have started a project of a German Küstenjäger soldier, and i really want to now your opinion in the type of uniform that i should use.
Regards,
Nick

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 09-09-2013 11:45 PM

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**hibacusa** · 09-10-2013, 02:41 PM

Anyone?

**allan** · 09-10-2013, 03:15 PM

Is it possible that he has just arrived from the eastern front
Regards

**Jerry B** · 09-10-2013, 03:22 PM

Probably well faded or bleached tropical, though hard to see the details need to be certain.

**harryamb2** · 09-10-2013, 09:07 PM

I go with Jerry.

**Neil Hever** · 09-10-2013, 09:15 PM

Looking more like what is commonly called Drillich. The work clothing was light-weight and more comfortable in the heat. It came in several colors including green and off white/cream. NH

**timothy** · 09-30-2013, 03:37 AM

Work tunic in off white cream you can even find the green HBT set up as a makeshift combat tunic with insignia in hot climates especially before the HBT 4 pocket ones came out. timothy