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Matched pair of General Shouldere and collars...?..help appreciated


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Are these a proper "pair"....a green under color like Border Troops shoulder boards, and dark green single leaf collar tabs...?...if so what do they represent...unissued General shoulder and collars for....?

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Hi Pink,

 

The color resolution on my computer seems a bit off but you have mixed Volkspolizei insignia.  The dark green collar tabs indicate a General Officer rank for the regular Volkspolizei.  The light green shoulder boards indicate a General Officer of the barracked Volkspolizei.  So, these are both police but not a proper set.

 

 

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Actually darker than that...like border troop green...grenztruppe...or is that the same as you mentioned...terminologies....and are flat shoulders so for the shirt..?..

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Yes, I see the slight differences in color in your last photo.  So, the shoulder boards could indicate a Grenztruppen General Officer as it is often too close to call.  You might hold them up to the band on a Grenzer peaked cap.  All these late DDR boards are rather flat so I don't know of any manufactured difference for wear on a tunic or a jack-shirt.  I can't see any holes/slits on the strap ends for buttons so, I would think either new old stock (NOS) or postwar manufactured as so much was for sale in stalls for the new Mark.  

 

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