The Nazi influence on DDR uniforms is impressing...
There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Are now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again
Yes, the open necked tunics are similar to Waffen SS officers parade tunics. The cap device is reasonably similar to the wartime Luftwaffe officer caps. West German Bundeswehr uniforms were quite similar to the wartime German uniforms too.
I remember reading a history of the NVA (National People's Army), and it mentioned that the East Germans introduced Soviet-style uniforms for their militias and border guards. Because of negative reaction from the public, they abandoned it for uniforms more reminiscent of the Wehrmacht. Pretty funny for a government that claimed a complete break from the history and responsibilty of the previous Nazi regime.
Some of this is reflected in West Germany, too. For a while, their firefighters still wore the WW2 era Stahlhelm (steel helmet).
German military uniform and tradition have influenced many armies, the Soviet Army among them. The wreaths on the Soviet enlisted dress cap badge and the air force/airborne forces badge have the same basic leaf arrangement as the basic German officer/NCO badge. And of course, there is the Stechschritt (goosestep) ...
Bone Collector:
You´re right. The assasin down here looked worse, as you said:D
The chilean army was founded by german military and instructors.
In parades, conscripts, officers and junior officers still use the typical german helmets. However, the navy and air force have adopted a more "USA" style. The army is as german as always, but watching more closely, there is some notorious difference. But I can´t see it so superficially.
Esteban
There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Are now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again
Quote:Originally posted by charlet I confirm obsreving the B&W photo they're wearing the full set of hero of Narodni Republici Bulgaria, a gold xtar extremly close to the soviet one and an order of georgi dimitrov.
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Charlet,
The cosmonauts are wearing Hero of Socialist Labor gold stars, not Hero of Narodni Republic Bulgaria. I am sure as I look at the picture in my hands.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the flight of the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, now 66 years old. May long life, health, and prosperity be hers!
William, I trust you, I didn't see the very little grains on the pic on my screen. It is true they normally receive the complete hero set instead of hero work...
Sebastien
"a spectre haunts Europe, the spectre of communism"
(a well-known german bearbed)
