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Untouched uniform grouping to Oberleutnant Otto Lechler (*1913) which was never available on the market before. Field tunic, officers breeches, his riding boots as well as documents and IDs.
Rare M33 field tunic which Lechler received as an ordinary soldier. It was period time promoted to his officers tunic and comes with 100% period time attached insignia. Machine-attached collar tabs, embroidered breast eagle attached by hand with special cloth backing. East Medal and Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbons to the 2nd button hole.
Lechler was highly decorated. There are 5 pair of clearly used award loops to his breast pocket! He must have at least been awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class. Of course Infantry Assault Badge, Wound Badge etc...
Cotton liner. M33 stamped as well as I.R.13 (Inf.Rgt.13) unit marked which was the unit he started his service time. There are size stamps and a maker stamp. Furthermore his personal period time applied name tag which he got serving with Inf.Rgt.34 Heilbronn (1934-1935). Cotton liner. Overall a nice clearly worn example with the right sort of patina. Also a few moth holes unfortunately. Size M.
High quality grey breeches. It looks unworn. Lechlers original grouping was split up but there were a lot more trousers and tunics. This pair of breeches are rather for a walking out uniform. One small hole. Very nice trousers! Waist: 96cm. Length: 105cm.
Clearly worn Wehrmacht riding (!) boots. Very rare and still with the original spurs and the correct leather bits holding the spurs. Original nailed sole. Very soft leather! Sole length: 28cm. Height: 36cm. Nice condition!
Large color 1935 service time poster for service time from 1934-1935 with 2./Inf.Rgt. Heilbronn (I.R.34). Lechler served with the Stahlhelmbund which he joined in 1930. There is a 1935 dated Stahlbund certificate to the 1930 year badge! Furthermore his small SA Sports Badge card with a nice photo of Lechler as a Unteroffizier. He served with SA Sturm 180 Tübingen. His SA-Sports Badge booklet and his NS-Studentenbund membership booklet. A red ges.gesch. stamped cover for his Soldbuch and a SA-Wehrabzeichen training booklet.
All these IDs were kept in a small field post box addressed to him. The Feldpost numbers mentioned are 22116 (2. Fernsprech-Bau-Kompanie / Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 570) and 14886 (Stalag 343 / Stab I u. 1.-4. Kompanie Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 64 (26. SS-Division)).
Finally two postwar IDs providing photos of Lechler taken in 1947.
A very nice untouched grouping! Never available on the market before.
