142 - GDR uniform with accessories, National People's Army NVA, major's tunic, two peaked caps, badges

GDR uniform with accessories, National People's Army NVA, major's tunic, two peaked caps, badges Textile, metal and plastic. GDR uniform with accessories, assembled from different pieces, mostly NVA: 1) gray uniform tunic with white piping on the collar and cuffs, major's shoulder boards of silver-colored braided cord with one gold-colored rank star each on a red backing, collar patches with silver-colored braid, silver-colored buttons, on the right breast two gold-colored badges, on the left breast two badges on a triangular ribbon bar, bronze-colored and silver-colored, probably reservist badges, together with a marksmanship lanyard with silver-colored badge; 2) gray breeches with buttons at the calves; 3) gray long trousers with light piping; 4) light gray shirt with breast pockets and waistband elasticated at the sides, together with a gray long tie; 5) two officer's peaked caps with silver-colored cap cord and cap emblem with state emblem in an oak-leaf wreath, stamped "NVA" inside with the sizes "54" and "59"; 6) gray field cap with cockade; 7) two pairs of ensign's shoulder boards, silver flat cord with one gold-colored rank star each on a red backing; 8) loose cap emblem with red state emblem in an oak-leaf wreath and loose oak-leaf wreath; 9) military best-performer badge in shield form with the inscription "BESTER" and red flag-shaped badge with the number "35", both in plastic boxes; 10) bronze-colored medal for loyal service in civil defense with ribbon bar in plastic box; 11) round embroidered cloth badge of the Combat Groups of the Working Class, hand with rifle and red flag; 12) commemorative cloth with state emblem in a wreath of wheat ears, legend "FÜR DEN SCHUTZ DER ARBEITER-UND-BAUERN-MACHT", wreath of town coats of arms with town names, border with silhouettes of military equipment and lettering "Zur Erinnerung", with numerous handwritten entries; also silver-colored cord, two pins, metal handcuff, suspenders and cloth with lace edge and embroidered emblem with legend "NATIONALE VOLKSARMEE". Overall very good condition commensurate with age. On the officer's uniform of the National People's Army (NVA), the insignia, above all the shoulder boards, indicate the rank: field officers from major to colonel wore braided cord, lieutenants plain flat cord, and the number of stars denotes the grade. The branch color of the arm of service appeared on the backing and piping of the shoulder boards, while the uniform tunics of the Land Forces were uniformly piped in white on the collar and cuffs. The reservist badge, instituted in 1965, was awarded in three grades according to the length of service. The military best-performer badge was awarded from 1964 for good performance in political, military and sports training; the shield form with assault rifle, bayonet and the inscription "BESTER" is the last version, from 1986 to 1990. The Civil Defense Medal for Loyal Service was instituted by the Council of Ministers of the GDR in 1977; the bronze grade was awarded after ten years of service. The Combat Groups of the Working Class were officially established in 1954, and their dissolution was decided in December 1989; their members came from state-owned enterprises and administrations and trained in their free time.