Blue striped pajama top with a Reichsadler stamp worn during hospital stays by soldiers in the German military

Object | Accession Number: 2009.396.1

Overview

Brief Narrative: Blue striped heavy cotton pajama shirt stamped with Nazi insignia issued to soldiers serving in the German military during the Third Reich to wear in hospitals during recovery.
Date: use: approximately 1940
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the National World War I Museum
Markings: back of collar on tag, red ink : 3
interior right side, stamped rectangle with Reichsadler, text below : -H. Lnz.

Language: German
Classification: Clothing and Dress
Category: Men's clothing
Object Type: Pajamas (lcsh)
Physical Description: Heavy, long-sleeved cotton jacket with thin cream, dark blue, and light blue vertical stripes. The collar has a hook and eye closure, a loop of cloth on the inside back collar, and a small white cloth tag with a 3 written in red. There are 5 buttons down the center opening. There is an extra layer of cloth sewn on the inside of the button placket with additional cloth on the side near the button to widen the jacket. There are patch pockets on each side of the torso, with a strip of cloth on the inside to reinforce the top opening. There is also a patch pocket on the inside left. On the right side is a rectangular stamp of a Reichsadler, a dexter facing eagle holding a wreath inside a rectangle with text outside the rectangle. On the back are 2 adjustable waist tabs with triangular ends, a plastic button, and a button hole.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 25.500 inches (64.77 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
Materials: overall : cotton, plastic, metal, thread

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The pajama shirt was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by the National World War I Museum.