Manu Della Valle Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 This piece is nothing short of amazing!It's an early M35 Bergmutze which belonged to a Jager of 1 Geb Regt. 136!A Google search will reveal a lot of interesting details about this Regiment,last but not least the fact that it was amongst the first units to cross the Polish border in the early morning of September 1st 1939: "The 2 Gebirgsdivision (2 GD) in Poland - 1939. The 2 GD (Innsbruck) was commanded by Generalleutnant Valentin Feurstein (Ia Oberstleutnant Degen), it was organized on the basis of the 6 Austrian Infantry Division and comprised two regiments of mountain hunters: the GJR 136 of Tyrol (Oberst Nake) and the GJR 137 (Oberst Schlemmer), a mountain artillery regiment: the GAR 111, plus the AA 111; the Geb Pi Btl 82, the NA 67 and the Pz Jag Abt 47. For this campaign the division was subordinated to the XVIII Geb AK (General der Infanterie Eugen Bayer) within the 14 AOK (Generaloberst Wilhelm List). The 2 GD was ordered to cross the international boundary near Biala Spiska, in the Beskids, in the valley of the Dunajec and then was to follow the shortest route to Lemberg / Lwow. It's nealy-unworn,therefore I think that it was the best one in our Jager's trunk and mainly worn for his Ausgehen I think that the pictures will speak volumes,do the talking and all the rest of the trite,obvious sayings! Cheers ManuEmoticon wink 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Karno's Army Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Cracking item .Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Thank YOU for stopping,watching and commenting! Cheers Manu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle B Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 What a beautiful item! very lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Thanks Kyle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 HOLY COW, that is an exceptional piece of head wear, looks like it just came straight out of the stores, theres not a stitch out of place, and the insignias are terrific, even those buttons are in pristine condition, and its all nicely marked, Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Thank you Dave!Yes,it's one of the best pieces of my collection and it's almost mint!If you've taken a few minutes and read about the History of its owner's owner you'll understand why I think it's very interesting under an Historical point of view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Ummm WOW !!!! first off @Manu Della Valle you really need to share your private little TIME MACHINE with the rest of us gents here what an amazing find and IMO you are probably correct it was stored away for many many years never seeing the light of day the colour of the textiles are as sharp and vibrant as the day it was cut from the bolt of cloth with only a little discolouration caused from the leather sweatband and almost zero napping to the wool the button hole stitching is textbook. The Gebirgsjäger edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) is pristine and I would of course have considered this a top shelf piece even if there was no provenance and or the history of the Regiment attached to it .. Edited April 12, 2016 by Mark K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 @Mark K....I think you really like this cap,dontcha? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 ...Jeez... was it that obvious @Manu Della Valle it is an out standing cap... Regards Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav352 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) A truly beautiful Bergmutze @Manu Della Valle it would go nicely with my dog tag Edited April 15, 2016 by Mav352 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) 19 hours ago, Mav352 said: A truly beautiful Bergmutze @Manu Della Valle it would go nicely with my dog tag They're not the same unit; http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/InfErsRgt/GebErsRgt136-R.htm ....else I'd HATE you! Edited April 15, 2016 by Manu Della Valle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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