Grant Broadhurst Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Hello All, Some quick questions for you DDR experts ! :1 Did snipers in the DDR have specialist badges or patches to show this ?2 Were DDR snipers armed with the Dragunov sniper rifle ?3 Was there special equipment for them ?Any pics would be great !Cheers !
KGS Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 These were on the US market sometime ago. SSG82 Sniper rifle made in East Germany.
Grant Broadhurst Posted January 29, 2007 Author Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks Kirk ! Any more info from you guys ??
KGS Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Thanks Kirk ! Any more info from you guys ?? You might try one the the sniper forums.East Germany did award a marksman cord. Several versions for: Panzer, Artillery, Motor Infantry, Border Gaurd and regular infantry including Airborne and Air Force.
Gordon Craig Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Grant,The DDR used the standard Russian Dragunov. They did not produce their own version of this rifle as some WP countries did.Regards,Gordon
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