August 4, 20232 yr #26 I think one of these early "SEESTREITKRAEFTE" sailor hats with black/red/yellow cockade (the one without hammer and sickle) would be a centerpiece of every NVA headgear collection. Great photo!
October 31, 20232 yr Author #29 A NVA Toy Soldiers from the 60s Made by PGH Effelder, I guess this was an East German company, oddly can't find a history of it
October 31, 20232 yr #30 A very nice set of figures, thanks for sharing. I guess the ones in the box are not plastic but early mass figures like these from Elastolin?
January 3, 20251 yr #35 NVA Unteroffizier Falli with the Schützenschnur. Fan anyone ID the breast badge? Also, is "Falli" a legit word for a German paratrooper? On 7/20/2024 at 10:43 AM, ShibaLegend said: East German soldiers in NBC training. Man, is that moose-stash out of regs?
January 3, 20251 yr #36 Always thought this was kind of a cool shot! KdA March in Grimma, DDR 1973. I always get a laugh out of the highly unauthorised smiles in the front group. Early KdA with old school weps!
January 4, 20251 yr #39 Wreath laying ceremony at the Julius Fučík Memorial. Looking for papa. And Daddy duties.
January 4, 20251 yr #40 On 6/30/2024 at 12:10 PM, ShibaLegend said: Here's a NVA soldier with some sort of NV sight. Soviet NSP-2 IR Night Vision Scope
June 25, 20251 yr #41 What looks to be infantry cleaning their weapons. Note the use of both the helmet cover and net on the helmets. Infantry soldiers eating out of their WW2 style mess kits. And lastly what looks to be Grenztruppen analyzing a map of an area.
June 25, 20251 yr #42 1st photograph: the green plastic covers are most likely rain and NBC protection ponchos "SBU67". Nice pics!
June 27, 20251 yr #44 Soldier in winter clothing with his furry friend. Soviet and East german soldiers in the field.
July 5, 20251 yr #45 A few photos to keep the thread alive. These came from a Volkspolizei photo album. Can you spot the interesting bits? I will start out by pointing out the beer drinking boys and the seated fellow is wearing his sports badge on his left breast pocket instead of on his right side pocket.
July 6, 20251 yr #47 Further Resources: https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/nationale-volksarmee/east-german-daggers-insignia-collectables-362996-4/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_colours_(NPA) https://www.onvauc.org/waffenfarben-ddr
July 6, 20251 yr #48 Another interesting bit from our beer drinkers is that the fellow wearing the white shirt is also wearing one of the short lived WWII style helmets. These were considered as looking too much like the M1936 style helmets so they were quickly taken out of service by the VP. Very rare collectible nowadays. I also think the period colorized black & white photo is interesting. A better photo of the helmets.
July 6, 20251 yr #49 4 hours ago, SARGE said: Another interesting bit from our beer drinkers is that the fellow wearing the white shirt is also wearing one of the short lived WWII style helmets. These were considered as looking too much like the M1936 style helmets so they were quickly taken out of service by the VP. Very rare collectible nowadays. I also think the period colorized black & white photo is interesting. A better photo of the helmets. More helmet photos. Add some swastikas and it would be like old times. Air Force dagger presentation.
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