During WW2, the German clothing industry that fed the war effort was a cottage industry....there really wasn't the type of standardization like that seen in the US, Soviet, or Commonwealth militaries.
Up until the end of the war, there were those...even new replacements...that were issued pre-war M36 and early war M40 Feldblusen that were new production.
As the German Army (non-panzer/assault gun) field uniform evolved during the war, it got progressively simpler and cheaper to manufacture, to the point that the final uniforms were very similar in appearance to the WW2 US "Ike Jacket". Most accounts have veterans becoming angry at being issued the later uniforms as replacements...having the earlier uniform and being one of the remaining Alte Hasse was a status symbol of sorts.
-Dave
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