NSDAP Ordensburg Vogelsang Senior Instructors Tunic 

Museum Interest

Of the four NSDAP Ordensburg training castles, it is  Vogelsang that remains the most famous to this day. The architectually magnificent castle surviving high up in the Eifel mountains. This Vogelsang (Hundertschaftsfuhrer) Senior Instructors tunic, is the only known surviving example of its type, and dates from the 1939 period.

NSDAP Vogelsang Instructor tunic for sale, circa 1939. The tunic in the typical Ordensburg mid brown gabardine wool. The tunic with the yellow collar edge piping. Interestingly, the piping is tailored into the collar edge, as opposed to the sewn on piping. The tunic retaining the matched pair of epaulettes for the rank of Instructor. Mid brown and silver entwined braids on a yellow base and with a silvered eagle/swastika pip to each. The tunic retains a high quality wool NSDAP armband to the left sleeve. To the lower left sleeve is the Vogelsang cuff title, woven in silver gothic letters on a tan silk band. The cuff title machine sewn to the tunic. The tunic complete with golden eagle/swastika buttons throughout. There are woven award loops to the left hand side, and these are for a DRL Sports Badge, and an SA Sports Badge. Both awards still present and original to the tunic. The interior sports a fine tan silk lining with off white silk sleeves.

Condition report: The service used tunic surviving in very good towards excellent condition, free from any moth or damage. 

About the rank of Instructor: At any given training period, between 500 and 1000 Junkers (pupils) would be given a placement at the castle. There would be ten senior instructors at the castle (Hundertschaftsfuhrer) in charge of 100 Junkers each. Under them would be instructors looking after 50 Junkers each. 

Provenance: The tunic from the late USA-based Jim King NSDAP collection. The tunic remaining in his collection from the 1970s, until his death in the 1990s. One collection since. The tunic photographed on page 83 of Angolia's publication, Cloth Insignia of the NSDAP & SA.