Vintage 1940s 50s Dr Rall's men's wool underwear undershorts swim trunks Germany

Description

Up for your consideration is a pair of vintage men's knit knee length underwear. They are fashioned from wool in a shade of light mocha brown with off white stripes. They feature long legs and a diamond shaped gusset at the crotch. Encased elastic waist. Label is in German and reads:
"Dr Rall's Elfe Gr.46"  on one side and " unterwasche FIG 46" on the other. ( underwasche translates to underwear in German) Though I  believe these are technically considered underwear and have no lining,  they could be worn as swim trunks if needed for a costume to replicate early 1900's/1910's men's swim fashion ( see last photo.)  I tried to research the Dr Rall's brand and was not able to find anything. When researching the German name Rall , I found information on Gunther Rall who was a German pilot in WW2 and in 1943 he married a Viennese doctor named Hertha ( Schon) so I wonder if perhaps she ( Dr. Rall- assuming she took his last name) had clothing associated with her name? Just a hypothesis on my part- would love to hear from anyone that knows anything about the Dr Rall's label.
Measurements: Label listed as size 46- European sizing. I would estimate them to fit like a men's small/ medium in todays sizing.( depending on how tight you would like them) For reference, shown photographed on a male mannequin that has measurements of waist 30/ hips 37 and they fit with some room. They measure as follows:
Waist: 27" unstretched/ 48" fully stretched
Hips: 35" unstretched / 56" fully stretched
Waistband top to leg bottom: 22"
Leg opening: 15" around unstretched/ 23" around fully stretched
Condition: overall excellent vintage condition with the exception of darning repairs- see pics. They have been hand washed and air dried so they are clean and wearable.
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Up for sale is a pair of men’s vintage 90s shorts by LL Bean.
Tagged a size medium, measurements below.
Mesh lined board shorts. Red navy and green with cargo pockets.
In good vintage condition. Light wash wear and pilling. Some snagging and fraying to edges of mesh liner on elastic. Elastic a little stretched in liner. Some fraying to edges of brand label on pocket. A few faint white marks.
Measurements:
About 15” across waist lying flat and unstretched
7” inseam
About 18” in length
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