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The jacket code is y1988 and the trousers are n1989. If you cannot read german this is a fairly good book which will provide you with some insight into the regulations and history of the development of the uniforms of. Like many nations of the warsaw pact, the german democratic republic deutsche democratishe republik ddr or east germany was heavily influenced by soviet models in their development of military uniforms and equipment. East german grenzschutz uniforms nationale volksarmee. Parade dress and service uniforms of east german air force officers and generals. With over 1,000 images hundreds in full color the uniforms, headgear, and insignia of all military service branches as well as police and border forces are covered in superb detail. East german grenzschutz uniforms posted in nationale volksarmee 19561990. East german uniforms, badges, medals, insignia, hats. East german uniform reference books i have seen a number of books on in german i havent seen much reference in english covering ddr uniforms etc which of them are worth getting. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Part of the troops winter uniform, ideal for your hunting and chores. Vintage east german germany military officer coat army uniform jacket g56 nva. The german armed forces employed a wide array of uniforms and equipment.
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The mission of the dreaded stasi was to protect the east german communist state from penetration by foreign intelligence services, to root out domestic traitors of the ddr, to provide security for government buildings and personnel, to execute special military operations including overseas and to provide the stasi with a combat arm similar to that of a motorized rifle regiment. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. East german army camo nva strichtarn classic camou. Because you have a choice of material, which is either from fanatical communists who loved the ddr, or from ddrhating westerners who only state the bad things and make us out to be bad people. However, from 1948 until 1952 border control was handled by the blue uniformed deutsche volkspolizei dvp. East german soldier reading a book during a training east germany, berlin. Size conversion charts for common east german uniform items clothing sizes. Military surplus by country german military epic militaria.
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