Germany, Third Reich. A Border Protection Zollassistent’s Transitional Joppe Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic above an etched tank

above an etched tank

on page 94 of The Insignia of the Society of the Cincinnati

” and is dated “1940” on the reverse ricasso

Markneukirchen”

white-piped flaps

Germany, Third Reich. A Border Protection Zollassistent’s Transitional Joppe Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic above an etched tank(Joppe fr Zollassistent der Zollschutz). An interesting and well preserved Zollschutz (Border Protection) Zollassistents transitional Joppe (service jacket), constructed of a dark green wool cloth with a whipcord weave. It features a turned down collar flanked on each side by tabs constructed of green wool with buckram cores, trimmed with machine embroidered silver grey scalloping, and bearing machine embroidered silver grey laurel branches topped by