Complete Waffenrock uniform of 17-th Infantry Regiment Officer.
Set contains:
- 17-th Infantry Regiment Waffenrock in rank of Major with all pictured medals;
- 17-th Infantry Regiment Officer visor cap with regimental skullhead mounted;
- parade trousers;
- parade officer belt with buckle;
- white leather gloves;
- over the shoulder sword or dagger hanger;
- boots;
- typical officer rain coat.
All items are in very good condtiotion.
As one of the oldest Infantry Regiments in the German army, the 17. ( Preuß-Braunschweig) Infanterie-Regiment was established on January 1, 1921 from the former imperial army. With more then 100,000 men, most members were from the Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 7 and Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment 20, and was placed under the Infanterieführer VI ( the 6th Division ).
Accompanied by the expansion of the Reichswehr to Wehrmacht, from October 1935, it belonged to the Wehrkreis IX ( military district No.9 ) , and from 1936, belonged to the Wehrkreis XI ( military district No.11 ). On October 12, 1937, it was on attachment to the 31. Infanterie-Division. In 1942, the 17. Infanterie-Regiment was disbanded due to heavy casualties in the east front.
The staff headquarter of the 17. Infanterie-Regiment was located in Braunschweig, the I. battalion and the 13th company of the regiment were also stationed in the same city, the II. battalion was stationed in Göttingen, the III. Battalion was stationed in Goslar, and the regiment's training battalion was stationed in Celle.
