Female uniforms

[Gordon Craig]

myddrcaps,

There would be no reason for the female members of the VOPO to wear a different cap during the period you have mentioned. There is no indication that male members of the VOPO wore anything other than there standard cap badge until the end of the DDR on Oct 2, 1990.

Regards,

Gordon

[uscob]

Found this magazine "Fur Dich" on ebay months ago, I bought it for the cover photo. The hat she is wearing has a seam running along the top of the cap. Its hard to tell for sure but I'd say it might be the same as the one Torsten showed...

If you look at her exactly, you see that she's also wearing the grey Button In Collar. You can see the inner Rim clearly.

[myddrcaps]

myddrcaps,

There would be no reason for the female members of the VOPO to wear a different cap during the period you have mentioned. There is no indication that male members of the VOPO wore anything other than there standard cap badge until the end of the DDR on Oct 2, 1990.

Regards,

Gordon

Thanks Gordon, so the Vopo continued to use the state emblem in the wreath up until the end.

[Karl Kuhherde]

If you look at her exactly, you see that she's also wearing the grey Button In Collar. You can see the inner Rim clearly.

Well spotted, Nico. Its obvious when you know what you're looking for but I certainly didn't see it till you pointed it out.

Was that a common item of dress in DDR uniforms or just police?
Cheers,

[Gordon Craig]

mrddrcpas,

Yes they did.

Karl,

Yes this was a common feature in the DDR.

Regards,

Gordon

[torstenbel]

Karl,

Yes this was a common feature in the DDR.

Regards,

Gordon

Gordon, who else in the DDR had that button in shirt collar top apart from the police? Cheers, Torsten.

[Gordon Craig]

Torsten,

What I meant to say was that fake fur collars are common in the DDR. I do not know if the fake fur collars used on the NVA winter clothing was removable or not. Sorry about that.

Regards,

Gordon

[torstenbel]

the fake fur collar was used with most ddr winter uniforms and was removeable, but the button in shirt collar, as shown in the photos below was only used by the police ... as far as I know. Cheers, Torsten.

[Gordon Craig]

Torsten,

Thanks. I guess I got confused about what collar we were talking about. I guess that I confuse easy these days.

Regards,

Gordon

[Karl Kuhherde]

Torsten and Gordon, thanks for clearing that up for me.

[torstenbel]

Female Unterleutnant Volkspolizei Greatcoat.

[torstenbel]

Female Unterleutnant Volkspolizei Greatcoat.

back of the coat

[torstenbel]

Signals Leutnant Winter dress

[torstenbel]

Signals Leutnant Winter dress

back of the dress

[torstenbel]

short sleeved summer dress with Infantry Soldat shoulder boards.