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Disclaimer / Statement:
1. This web site is to share my collection with other collectors. The hats are NOT for sale. 99% of the photos and images have been taken/made by me, and may not be used with out my consent. The remaining 1% are belived to be in the "public domain".  
2. I collect headwear from all agencies and groups of the Deutsche Demokratische Republik . Headwear of the Bundesrepublik. As well as select items from the 1930's and 40's. Any image or photo with an inappropriate political symbol will have that symbol blacked out.
3. I am not affiliated with and I do not support any political or social agenda. This is a collection of hats...

News & Updates:



 


Nov. 21 2010. Re-photographing the hats. 12 hats added since Oct 30th.

 

Nov. 06 2010. Added 2 GST side caps, 1 Navy female cap, 1 NVA female winter hat, 1 NVA white cooks hat, 1 plastic parade helmet.


Oct. 30 2010. Total number of hats shown is 110, Not including helmets. Added Metallurgie hat. Removed "1960's hats" page and replaced it with "Metallurgie and Berbau" page. GST cap added.

 

Oct. 24 2010. Added Forestry cap in "Conservation" page. Hit counter reached 1600.


Oct. 16 2010. Added 1 Vopo visor, 1 GST felt cap, 1 Reichsbahn felt cap, 1 paratrooper beret, 1 plastic parade helmet and 1 rain pattern hood.


Sept. 18 2010. Total number of hats shown is 102. Not including helmets.


Sept. 10-18 2010. Added a VOPO NCO visor, Army NCO visor, a M56 type1 helmet. Added text.


Sept. 4 2010. Hit Counter reached 1400 today.


July 8 2010. Hit Counter reached 1200.


July 3 2010. Added 3 hats.


June 22 2010.  Re-photographed hats. Added 1 hat.


June 11 2010. Added 3 hats.

 

May 29 2010. Added helmet and hat.


May 9 2010. Added helmet and Hat.


March 30 2010. Added Interflug visor.


Feb 12 2010. Added Stasi page, Added sidecap.

   

Jan 21 2010. Edited spelling and typing.


Dec 30 2009. 3 hats added.


Dec 29 2009. Replaced old photos.


Nov 12 2009. 4 General Visors, 2 side caps.


April 28 2009. 4 hats added.


Jan. 16 2009. Added nva cap, 1 helmet cover.



       Willkommen auf meiner webseite!
    First and foremost this web site is nothing more than my note book, my photo book. This is where I scribble my notes, erase my notes, become curious and learn a little. I claim no in-depth knowledge on the subject of DDR headwear. What I own is what I know. This is a hobby.

    Why put it on the web? To share my collection with other collectors. If one person uses one photo to identify one hat ... this little web page's mission is accomplished. That's all. I hope you find something of interest and I hope to see you again!
   01: Police Volkspolizei-Peoples Police.

    02: Transport Transportpolizei-Transportation Police, Hubschraubereinheit-Helicopter Aviation Police, Wassershutzpolizei-Water Protection Police. 

    03: Prison Strafvollzug-Prison Police.

    04: Fire Feuerwehr-Fire Police, Freiwillge Feuerwehr-Volunteer Fire.

    05: Land Landstreitkrafte-Ground Forces.

    06: Air Luftstreitkrafte-Air Force & Air Defence.

    07: Navy Volksmarine-Peoples Navy.

    08: Border Guard Grenztruppen-Border Guard, Grenzflieger-Border Guard Aviation.

    09: Customs Zollverwaltung-Customs, Wasserzolls-Water Customs.

  10: Conservation Staats forstbetrieben-State forestry. Umweltschutz und Wasserwirtschaft-Environmental and Water conservation Police.

  11: GST Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik-Society for Sport and Technology.  

  12: Kampfgruppen Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse-Combat Groups of the Working Class.

  13: Red Cross Rotes Kreuz-Red Cross.

   14: Railway and Airlines Deutsche Reichsbahn and faehr schiffahrt-East German State Railway and Ferry Service. Interflug, Internationaler Flug, (International Flight)-DDR State Airlines.

  15: Postal Service Deutsche Post der DDR- East German Postal service. 

  16: Stasi MfS, Stasi, Ministerium für Staatssicherheit- Ministry for State Security.

  17: Metallurgie and Berbau 

 18: 1990 Transition Items from the last months of the DDR. 

  19: Helmets Helmets.

  20: Cockades Kokarden-Cockades (Hat badges)

  21: Capcords Muetzenschnueren-Capcords. 

  22: Sweat sheilds

  23: Links