Hello everyone, i've started to collect NVA field uniform set recently and since my only reference material is the internet, i would be very glad if someone could point me in the right direction on some points.
1) Was torchlight part of gear of every soldier? Or was it just for officers perhaps?
2) Can i find somewhere about types of bayonets, especially when they were used?
3) When was the folding field shovel introduced and when it reached the lowest ranks? Also, i have detected that there were at least two types of covers.
4) I have came across folding cooker for solid spirits, was it part of iron rations pack?
5) Was Schutzanzug SBA 2 determined for conscripts?
6) Where were spare eyepieces for gasmask, rubber gloves SBH, white undergloves and Schutzumhang 67 carried? In gasmask bag?
7) How did conscripts sleep on field excercise? I came across NVA sleeping bag on eBay, but wasn't it reserved for officers? Did ordinary soldiers slept in blanket, which they carried rolled in Zeltbahn?
Thanks for any reply,
cheers Hutier1917
1) Was torchlight part of gear of every soldier? Or was it just for officers perhaps?
2) Can i find somewhere about types of bayonets, especially when they were used?
3) When was the folding field shovel introduced and when it reached the lowest ranks? Also, i have detected that there were at least two types of covers.
4) I have came across folding cooker for solid spirits, was it part of iron rations pack?
5) Was Schutzanzug SBA 2 determined for conscripts?
6) Where were spare eyepieces for gasmask, rubber gloves SBH, white undergloves and Schutzumhang 67 carried? In gasmask bag?
7) How did conscripts sleep on field excercise? I came across NVA sleeping bag on eBay, but wasn't it reserved for officers? Did ordinary soldiers slept in blanket, which they carried rolled in Zeltbahn?
Thanks for any reply,
cheers Hutier1917
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