DDR East German Border Guard Generalleutnant uniform;

[Gordon Craig]

Gents,

The latest adition to my collection of DDR General Officers uniforms. After a week of effort searching the main post office I ended up at Hungarian Customs yesterday to pick up the actual parcel. It was worth the effort. The uniform is comprised of a Generals ooficers Jack shirt and tie, tunic (complete with awards), trouser, and peaked cap. I'll post pictures of the shirt first. There are special thin shoulder boards and this rank stars for these boards, to make wear under the tunic more comfortable, which did not come with the uniform.

Edited April 19, 2007 by Gordon Craig

[Gordon Craig]

The tunic.

[Gordon Craig]

Awards and Russian Akademy badges above the right breast pocket.

[Gordon Craig]

Awards above the left breast pocket.

[Gordon Craig]

The trousers. The first picture will be of the top of the trousers. Note where the stripes on the outside of the leg stop.

[Gordon Craig]

The interior of the cuff of the trousers. This gives a good view of how the thin and thick stripes are added. This was the way it was done for Generals officers during the Third Reich and the DDR continued this practice.

[Gordon Craig]

The peaked cap.

[Gordon Craig]

Side view of the generals peaked cap.

[Gordon Craig]

Interior of the General Officers caps. All General's tunics were tailor made but their caps were not.

[Alex AU]

Gents,

The latest adition to my collection of DDR General Officers uniforms. After a week of effort searching the main post office I ended up at Hungarian Customs yesterday to pick up the actual parcel. It was worth the effort. The uniform is comprised of a Generals ooficers Jack shirt and tie, tunic (complete with awards), trouser, and peaked cap. I'll post pictures of the shirt first. There are special thin shoulder boards and this rank stars for these boards, to make wear under the tunic more comfortable, which did not come with the uniform.

nice tunic

[Guest Rick Research]

Is it possible to trace who the original owner was, from the branch and rank?

[Paul R]

I love the set!! One of the better ones I have seen!

[Gordon Craig]

Gents,

I doubt very much is this set could be traced. Something for the future though. I do have a list OF BG Generals so perhaps in time I sould work it out.

Regards,

Gordon

[olivyaya]

My general uniform from early 80s

[Gordon Craig]

Olivier,

Interesting uniform. Thanks for posting it. Unusual to see an NVA General officer not wearing a Russian Academy badge. I have a picture of Admiral Waldemar Verner, Stellvettreter des Ministers und Chef der Politischen Hauptwerwaltung from 1959 to 1978, wearing an NVA Akademie badge and no Russian one so it could happen but rarely.

Regards,

Gordon

[olivyaya]

Thanks ! Yes you are right... maybe because he was appointed general vey late (1982) !!!

Btw, is the sleeve lining also striped on your uniform ??