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Army Combat Infantry Tunic
Early M1936 Officer Combat Tunic: grey-green wool, leutnant shoulder boards, pebbled green steel buttons marked AH, scalloped flap pockets, grey satin lining, inside left breast pocket, Ost Front ribbon, loops for the Iron Cross 1st class, dagger hanger with Assmann clip, teeny moth nip on the top right pocket, right armpit seam needs to be resewn; missing two buttons, collar boards and eagle; very small size (US 34?), overall light to moderant wear. I purchased this tunic from the daughter of the vet.
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The 169 Infantry Division: formed in 1939. Three Infantry Regiments: 378th, 379th, 392th, 230th Artillery, 230th Anti-tank, 230th Engineers.
The 379th Infantry took part in Operation Fall Gelb and stayed in France until being transferred to Finnish Lapland in 1941. The division was part of the German XXXVI Corps which also included SS Division Nord and the Finnish 6th Division. On July 1 the corps began its attack which was aimed at Kandalaksha on the White Sea coast. The division crossed the Finnish-Soviet Border just north of Salla. During the heavy fighting against the Soviet 122nd Division the SS Division Nord broke and fled. On July 8 the 169th occupied Salla. With the help of the Finnish 6th Division the Soviets were pushed back beyond the pre-Winter War borders.
In September the division had advanced to the River Verman (Vermanjoki), here the offensive finally stalled. During the fall of 1941 AOK Norwegen decided to shifts its attack to the area held by the Finnish 3rd Division. The 169th Division stayed in the area around Salla until the beginning of the hostilities between Finland and Germany known as the Lapland War in 1944. During 1944 the division withdrew back to Norway, then was transferred to Germany where it fought out the final few weeks of the war. |