DDR East German Forestry Service Uniforms

[Gordon Craig]

Phil L.

 

They would have performed the normal Forestry Officer tasks depending on their rank.  Having uniforms doe not mean that they had different duties from  a civilian forestry officer.  They wore uniforms because they looked after forests on military land although they were not in the military.  The same practice had been followed in the past particularly in the Third Reich era.  They probably had the additional tasks in assisting in forested areas where live firing took place.  The recovery of rounds that had not detonated etc.

 

Regards,

 

 Gordon