1940 German WW2 Army M40 Tunic Heer by Richard Underwood

German WW2 Heer Model 1940 Feldbluse.

The M40 tunic was worn throughout Europe and can be seen in use on the Russian front. During the war some soldiers modified the M40 tunic by adding green wool onto the collars to make them look like the earlier M36 tunics, this could have been for several reason maybe to replicate the soldiers previous tunic, to make them look more like a veteran or just because they like the look of the green collar. The M40 was used by the Waffen SS and the Heer, just the insignia was different.

The WW2 German Army M40 wool tunic by Richard Underwood Militaria has the correct Heer insignia for this time period which is the Army Bevo breast eagle, Bevo collar tabs in the universal branch of service ready sewn on and a set of Infantry shoulder boards.

This quality M40 Heer (Army) replica wool tunic has the original features including:

• Plain collar, no green collars like on the earlier M36 tunic.
• Tunic has a cotton twill liner in all wear areas like shoulders and under the arms, later models used a man made sateen fabric for the liners.
• Four front pockets all have the centre pleat down the middle of them.
• Lower pockets have a boxed shape to them allowing them to hold more and they are attached to the main body in the same style as the M36 tunic later models used a simplified way of sewing the pocket on.
• Pocket flaps are shaped some later models had flat square pocket flaps.
• Army collar tabs in the Bevo style and in the 1940 subdued colours are sewn on, ready to wear.
• Army breast eagle in the Bevo style and in the 1940 subdued colours are sewn on, ready to wear.
• Three buttons on the inside of the collar to attach the collar band (removable collar band not included).
• Small metal hook and loop fastener on the collar.
• Army shoulder boards edged with white piping for the Infantry. 
• The shoulder has a sewn on loop and button to attach the shoulder boards.
• Sleeve cuffs are fastened by a button.
• Belt hook eyelets holes 2 on the front and two on the back. The belt hook holes are a series of 3 vertical holes where the aluminium belt hooks are fitted through. (Belt hooks are not included).
• The front is fastened with 5 metal buttons which have a pebble finish and are painted.
• Inside pocket on the lower right hand side of the tunic for a field dressing packet.
• The liner has slots at the front and rear waist and the shoulders for the internal suspenders to be threaded through. The suspenders connected to the belt hooks which in turn went through the belt hook eyelets in the tunic and helped hold the leather equipment belt in place and distribute the weight on to the shoulders (internal suspenders are not included). Later in the war these where not required after the introduction of the 1939 leather Y straps for the belt.

This M40 tunic includes the Army Infantry shoulder boards and has the Army breast eagle and the Army collar tabs sewn on.

Richard Underwood product code is 15328.