20:
687:
772:
456:
799:
233:
571:
826:
765:
373:
833:
349:
540:
168:
641:
461:
806:
667:
509:
292:
415:
268:
205:
863:
735:
173:
856:
742:
325:
584:
113:
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.
76:
944:
Klaus-Ulrich Keubke, Manfred Kunz: Uniformen der
Nationalen Volksarmee der DDR 1956-1986. Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1990, p. 159, 175
110:
531:
99:
971:
Klaus-Ulrich Keubke, Manfred Kunz: Militärische
Uniformen in der DDR 1949-1990. Mittler & Sohn, Hamburg/Berlin/Bonn 2009, p. 187 ff.
95:
filling, along with white collar piping; the piping of the shoulder boards/shoulder straps remained the only part carrying
Waffenfarbe.
129:
912:, "Ministry for State Security", the Ministry of Internal Affairs with several branches of the police, fire brigades, etc.
72:, i.e. as base and filling of the collar and sleeve patches, and as a piping around the shoulder boards/shoulder straps.
991:
986:
926:
838:
872:
885:
378:
75:
Between 1974 and 1976, alongside the introduction of uniforms with open collar and tie, patches of the
58:
46:
524:
117:
61:
42:
280:
238:
19:
8:
686:
514:
777:
771:
896:
798:
747:
692:
640:
455:
232:
151:
812:
508:
781:
570:
868:
842:
554:
497:
34:
825:
764:
372:
420:
354:
191:
832:
348:
980:
962:
The collar patches of the paratroopers showed an open parachute above a wing.
892:
751:
741:
539:
337:
167:
805:
666:
460:
291:
649:
Pipings, peaked cap stripe, collar patches, lampasses and stripes in green
427:
330:
297:
598:
Including rank and file, sergeants, warrant officers (comp.) and officers
921:
520:
414:
361:
267:
204:
103:
38:
862:
545:
855:
734:
172:
388:
324:
273:
210:
69:
443:
186:
87:
604:
629:
550:
106:
continued to wear their specially designed and coloured patches.
217:
909:
123:
472:
116:
The tables below contain the corps colours used by the
895:, meaning the same as and similar in shade to English
399:
Mechanization and automation of command and control
908:Waffenfarben were also worn by the troops of the
697:Pipings, peaked cap stripe, and stripes in green
675:Pipings, peaked cap stripe, and stripes in green
978:
605:Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic
79:uniforms were unified across all corps, with a
880:
102:, paratroopers and generals as well as the
124:Land Forces of the National People's Army
473:Air Forces of the National People's Army
100:Air Forces of the National People's Army
18:
979:
672:Warrant officer of the border troops
891:Common (generals, as well): Malino (
393:Rocket and weapon technical service
130:Ranks of the National People's Army
13:
953:Keubke/Kunz, ibid. p. 261, 238 ff.
14:
1003:
927:Glossary of German military terms
861:
854:
831:
824:
804:
797:
770:
763:
740:
733:
685:
665:
639:
569:
538:
507:
459:
454:
413:
371:
347:
323:
290:
266:
231:
203:
171:
166:
81:
52:
965:
956:
947:
938:
903:
703:
1:
932:
851:
821:
794:
760:
727:
684:
682:
664:
662:
638:
633:
588:
579:Rank and file and sergeants
568:
566:
537:
535:
506:
501:
466:basic colour of the uniform
453:
448:
431:
412:
403:
370:
365:
346:
341:
322:
317:
289:
284:
265:
260:
230:
221:
202:
197:
156:
64:uniforms initially bore the
7:
915:
480:Regiment or Battalion type
137:Regiment or Battalion type
10:
1008:
256:Military transport service
47:German Democratic Republic
716:
680:Sergeants, rank and file
987:German military uniforms
886:Civil defense of the GDR
881:Civil defense of the GDR
782:Unterleutnant (zur See)
992:National People's Army
612:Border troop ratings
525:Funktechnische Truppen
43:National People's Army
31:Troop-function colours
23:
811:Stabsoberfähnrich to
519:Also Generals of the
428:Construction soldiers
253:Motor vehicle service
22:
711:Volksmarine ratings
387:Rocket troops &
77:NPA Landstreitkräfte
41:") were worn by the
239:Stabs-Oberfaehnrich
128:⇒ see main article
109:The uniform of the
49:from 1956 to 1990.
523:forces and of the
515:Lieutenant general
24:
878:
877:
788:Warrant officers
701:
700:
656:warrant officers
602:
601:
585:Air Defence Force
470:
469:
446:(also: Feldgrau)
313:Financial service
250:Chemical services
999:
972:
969:
963:
960:
954:
951:
945:
942:
865:
858:
839:Stabsobermeister
835:
828:
808:
801:
774:
767:
744:
737:
708:
707:
689:
669:
643:
609:
608:
573:
555:warrant officers
542:
511:
498:General officers
477:
476:
463:
458:
417:
396:Army air defence
375:
351:
327:
294:
270:
235:
207:
178:Colonel general
175:
170:
154:, ground forces
152:General Officers
134:
133:
84:
83:
16:Overview article
1007:
1006:
1002:
1001:
1000:
998:
997:
996:
977:
976:
975:
970:
966:
961:
957:
952:
948:
943:
939:
935:
918:
906:
883:
819:Petty Officers
789:
778:Kapitän zur See
706:
657:
655:
607:
576:Stabsgefreiter
475:
407:
225:
160:
126:
80:
68:as worn by the
55:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1005:
995:
994:
989:
974:
973:
964:
955:
946:
936:
934:
931:
930:
929:
924:
917:
914:
905:
902:
901:
900:
882:
879:
876:
875:
866:
859:
852:
850:
846:
845:
836:
829:
822:
820:
816:
815:
809:
802:
795:
793:
785:
784:
775:
768:
761:
759:
755:
754:
748:Flottenadmiral
745:
738:
731:
726:
725:Flag officers
722:
721:
718:
715:
712:
705:
702:
699:
698:
695:
693:Unterfeldwebel
690:
683:
681:
677:
676:
673:
670:
663:
661:
651:
650:
647:
646:Major general
644:
637:
632:
626:
625:
622:
619:
616:
613:
606:
603:
600:
599:
596:
594:
592:
587:
581:
580:
577:
574:
567:
565:
561:
560:
548:
543:
536:
534:
528:
527:
517:
512:
505:
500:
494:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
474:
471:
468:
467:
464:
452:
447:
440:
439:
437:
435:
430:
424:
423:
418:
411:
402:
401:
400:
397:
394:
391:
382:
381:
376:
369:
364:
358:
357:
355:Oberstleutnant
352:
345:
340:
338:Military bands
334:
333:
328:
321:
316:
315:
314:
311:
308:
304:Rear service:
301:
300:
295:
288:
283:
277:
276:
271:
264:
259:
258:
257:
254:
251:
248:
242:
241:
236:
229:
220:
214:
213:
208:
201:
196:
195:
194:
192:Reconnaissance
189:
180:
179:
176:
164:
155:
148:
147:
144:
141:
138:
125:
122:
54:
51:
39:Waffenfarbe(n)
27:Corps colours
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1004:
993:
990:
988:
985:
984:
982:
968:
959:
950:
941:
937:
928:
925:
923:
920:
919:
913:
911:
898:
894:
893:de:Himbeerrot
890:
889:
888:
887:
874:
870:
867:
864:
860:
857:
853:
848:
847:
844:
840:
837:
834:
830:
827:
823:
818:
817:
814:
810:
807:
803:
800:
796:
792:
787:
786:
783:
779:
776:
773:
769:
766:
762:
757:
756:
753:
752:Konteradmiral
749:
746:
743:
739:
736:
732:
730:
724:
723:
719:
713:
710:
709:
696:
694:
691:
688:
679:
678:
674:
671:
668:
660:
653:
652:
648:
645:
642:
636:
631:
628:
627:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
610:
597:
595:
593:
591:
586:
583:
582:
578:
575:
572:
563:
562:
559:
556:
552:
549:
547:
544:
541:
533:
530:
529:
526:
522:
518:
516:
513:
510:
504:
499:
496:
495:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
478:
465:
462:
457:
451:
445:
442:
441:
438:
436:
434:
429:
426:
425:
422:
419:
416:
410:
406:
398:
395:
392:
390:
386:
385:
384:
383:
380:
379:Oberfaehnrich
377:
374:
368:
363:
360:
359:
356:
353:
350:
344:
339:
336:
335:
332:
329:
326:
320:
312:
310:Legal service
309:
306:
305:
303:
302:
299:
296:
293:
287:
282:
279:
278:
275:
272:
269:
263:
255:
252:
249:
246:
245:
244:
243:
240:
237:
234:
228:
224:
219:
216:
215:
212:
209:
206:
200:
193:
190:
188:
184:
183:
182:
181:
177:
174:
169:
165:
163:
159:
153:
150:
149:
145:
142:
139:
136:
135:
132:
131:
121:
120:since 1986.)
119:
114:
112:
111:Border Troops
107:
105:
101:
96:
94:
90:
89:
78:
73:
71:
67:
66:corps colours
63:
60:
50:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
21:
967:
958:
949:
940:
907:
884:
869:Stabsmatrose
791:(comparable)
790:
728:
659:(comparable)
658:
634:
589:
557:
502:
449:
432:
408:
404:
366:
362:Paratroopers
342:
318:
298:Oberleutnant
285:
261:
226:
222:
198:
161:
157:
127:
115:
108:
97:
92:
86:
74:
65:
56:
53:Introduction
30:
26:
25:
922:Waffenfarbe
904:Other users
704:Volksmarine
558:(Fähnriche)
521:Air defense
409:(Ziegelrot)
104:Volksmarine
91:base and a
981:Categories
933:References
717:Insignias
654:Officers,
618:Insignias
590:Light grey
564:Air Force
546:Lieutenant
486:Insignias
319:Dark green
185:Motorized
143:Insignias
897:raspberry
758:Officers
729:Navy blue
532:Air Force
450:Steingrau
444:Steingrau
405:Karmesine
389:Artillery
274:Feldwebel
247:Engineers
223:Rose-pink
211:Gefreiter
162:(Hochrot)
98:However,
88:Steingrau
70:Wehrmacht
916:See also
813:Fähnrich
630:Generale
624:Remarks
551:Officers
503:Sky blue
492:Remarks
187:Infantry
82:
873:Matrose
849:Seamen
714:Colour
615:Colour
483:Colour
421:Captain
281:Signals
218:Panzers
158:Scarlet
140:Colour
45:of the
367:Orange
307:Supply
286:Yellow
227:(Rosa)
85:
35:German
910:Stasi
720:Rank
635:Green
621:Rank
489:Rank
433:Olive
343:White
331:Major
262:Black
199:White
146:Rank
93:white
29:, or
843:Maat
553:and
57:The
871:to
841:to
780:to
750:to
118:NPA
62:NPA
59:GDR
37:: "
33:, (
983::
899:)
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