I've noticed these on most uniforms but what are they? I'm not very familiar with german stuff in general. I couldn't find a explanation on them but maybe I didn't look hard enough. 

East German (DDR) border guard (collar tabs green) officer’s tunic

10 hours ago, Edelweisse said:

East German (DDR) border guard (collar tabs green) officer’s tunic

So they are for officers?

could be but I'm not a SME on DDR insignia based on the picture 

Here's the whole uniform.

 

“GRENZTRUPPEN” = BORDER TROOP (GUARD)

On 2/27/2026 at 7:15 AM, Edelweisse said:

East German (DDR) border guard (collar tabs green) officer’s tunic

 

Edelweisse is correct, the collar tabs are for Grenztruppen officers.

Thanks.