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The emblem of the GDR's armed forces – used for army vehicles MiG-29 in East German service. The NVA was, in relation to its equipment and training, one of the strongest armies in the Warsaw Pact. It was equipped with a large number of modern weapons systems, most of Soviet origin, from which a small portion were returned to the Soviet Union ...
The new uniform patterns were issued to the NVA during the late 1960s, and were later supplied in large numbers to communist movements throughout Africa. East Germany also supplied Strichtarn in large amounts to communist guerrilla movements throughout Africa, where it was known as "rice fleck" camouflage. [citation needed]
Commissioned officer ranks up to Oberst featured four-pointed golden stars in increasing number according to seniority, and arranged following the Soviet pattern.. Junior officer (lieutenant and captain ranks) shoulder straps were made of silver satin string (German: Silberplattschnur).
The selection of orange berets was symbolic, to commemorate the German Peasants' War. [15] NVA Fallschirmjäger uniform. The paratroopers used practically the same weapons as the rest of the Land force: Makarov PM semi-automatic pistol; AK-74 assault rifle [11] RPD light machine gun; PKM light machine gun; Dragunov SVD semi-automatic sniper rifle
The Air Forces of the National People's Army (German: Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee; LSK) was the Air Force of East Germany. As with the Landstreitkräfte, the Volksmarine, and the Border Troops, it was a military branch of the National People's Army (NVA).
The uniform of the Border Troops was distinguished from that of the NVA ground force and Air Force/Air Defence Force by a green armband with large silver letters identifying the wearer's affiliation, and a green cap band. The tables below contain the corps colours used by the NPA since 1986. [2])
New uniforms, whose cut but not colour (stone grey) were far closer to those of German World War II forces than to Soviet models, were introduced. Only the helmet represented a radical departure from World War II, but here too the design differed from the Soviet model. The creation of the NVA addressed both internal and external security problems.
A member of the regiment in a winter greatcoat. It served representative purposes and for surveillance of various landmarks in NVA East Berlin, including the City headquarters, the office of the Ministry of National Defense of the GDR in East Berlin, and the branch office of the Administration of MND Intelligence in Berlin-Köpenick.