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NVA Rank System Land and Air Forces
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NVA Rank Table 1956 - 1990
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NVA Rank Table 1956 - 1990 |
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The NVA carried on the German Army tradition designating rank and branch of service by shoulderboard and colored piping (Waffenfarben). This system remained in place throughout the history of the NVA 1956 - 1990, but in 1986 a system of sleeve rank was designed exclusively for field and work uniforms. The table pictured above is taken directly from the NVA soldiers handbook and illustrates the various shoulderboards of the ranks from Soldat to Marschall der DDR. NVA unit branch colors (Waffenfarben) featured on shoulderboards: Infantry - Mot-Schützen : white Armor - Panzer : pink Artillery + Rocket Troops : red Air Force : blue Air Defense : grey Engineer - Pioneer : black Paratrooper - Fallschirmjäger: orange Signals - Nachrichten : yellow Rear Services : dark green Construction Troops - Bausoldaten : olive Navy : dark blue Navy Aviation : light blue (on dark blue base) Border Guard - Grenztruppen : bright green |
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