Flächentarn (patterned camouflage) uniform & equipment.

[Jack59]

Here are the photos of the jacket's sleeves.
Yes the jacket is very large!





Meanwhile I've received interesting hypotheses from Paul Müller ( NVA Tarnuniformen - NVA-Tarnuniformen ) concerning the modifications of this jacket.
• certainly not modified for a prototype, those are done with new material.
• modified to simulate enemy commandos for training during the DDR era.
• modified after 1990 for the outdoors fans, fisherman's jacket for example.
• modified for the DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft) was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Flächentarn jackets or fabric material were often used to simulate WH & Waffen-SS uniforms for WW2 movies.
Conclusion:
This jacket is from the Intermediate battle from 1964/1965.
I could easely removed the front pockets & interior collar buttons to give back the jacket it's original look.
Thanks again to Paul Müller.

[Sleepwalker]

Hello.

Here is an impression from an NVA book from 1969.

A rare piece of equipment is this bonnet in Flächentarn of the NVA's airborne long-distance reconnaissance.

[Sleepwalker]

Here members of the border police, predecessors of the GDR border troops, in Flächentarn clothing. You can see that the actual uniform was worn underneath.

[Sleepwalker]

NVA members in Flächentarn. Helmet nets of the first model.

[Sleepwalker]

Here a tank crew in Flächentarn

[Sleepwalker]

Hello.

I'll take up the image of the airborne long-range reconnaissance aircraft again. Here an early helmet cover from 1962 in Flächentarn (small series or troop trial) is also used as a beret.



Here is such an original helmet cover worn as a beret.

[Jack59]

I'll take up the image of the airborne long-range reconnaissance aircraft again. Here an early helmet cover from 1962 in Flächentarn (small series or troop trial) is also used as a beret.

Wonderful colours! I can see parts of those large camouflage loops.
Makes a pretty cool beret!
Thanks for sharing.