Uzbekistani East German Rain Pattern Camo Uniform

I recently bought this set off of a USSF soldier who got it during a training exercise with the Uzbeki Special Forces. It is named to a Colonel Yunusov Sh.S. This set has the pants, jacket, heavy winter coat, and cap. This set is an East German manufactured set that was sold to Uzbekistan after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. East Germany sold off uniforms, helmets, weapons, etc. to whatever country would buy their surplus. For poorer nations, like Uzbekistan, the prices were reasonable enough to outfit portions of their armies.

This set belonged to a Special Forces Major. Notice the Airborne collar tabs. The Uzbeki Armed Forces patch is on the left sleeve pocket. The shirt appears to have had extra pockets sewn onto the front and the trousers appear to have had pockets added to the legs.

The heavy winter jacket has the soldiers name sewn onto the front. It also has a US Special Forces tab sewn onto the sleeve. This was more than likely done after their training with the USSF soldiers.

MOST EXCELLENT!!! that is for sure a GREAT find.... yet another country who procured some good old fashioned rain pattern....I am surprised Iraq has never aquired any.

bond

bond007a1 wrote:MOST EXCELLENT!!! that is for sure a GREAT find.... yet another country who procured some good old fashioned rain pattern....I am surprised Iraq has never aquired any.

bond

Iraq did acquire some of the EG rain pattern equipment. I have seen mag pouches, EG bayonets, etc. Not 100% sure about the uniforms.
Arch

GOOD GRIEF.....I KNEW IT!!!!!!

Dear Nkomo!
Oh, but I am afraid that You mistaken or You have defrauded. This is because the uniform if You have shown - collected
Really - Uzbekistan has bought long ago party of the uniform DDR, but presently she nearly is not carried.
There is serious doubts:
1. The Stars on shoulder - small. They are made for younger officer: lieutenant -:-captain. For major and above - a stars greater.
Shown You belong to first lieutenant (not colonel)
2. Kepi is carried soldier and sergeant. The Officers carry another. This kepi cheap, plastic tape, not for officer
3. Kepi badge - this type for soldier and sergeant only. Beside officer badge another.
4. The Signs on collar - too plastic (the bad sign) Plastic signs carry only undermost. The Dear officer of the big rank never will carry the plastic - only metallic signs. Instead of plastic stripe - a needlework stripe.
Present the senior officer USA with sign of the soldier - similarly.
5. Name plate - never no beside Uzbek army. The blood type carry On this place.
6. The Stripe on sleeve - american and is sewn on not on its place. There is their own stripes special troops In Uzbekistan which carry as in America, near shoulder, but they absolutely do not look like shown by You.
7. Paratpoupers carry other type of the camouflage - this never was used. its carried service troops.
I can show all on photography, when understand as their fix on forum.
Sorry

Photos of the Uzbekistan soldiers using the Strichtarn uniform.

Dear Nkomo!
You absolutely rule govern on cause EG Strichtarn camo.
Beside me such no though I live in Uzbekistan I have attentively looked the signs on collar - not uzbek, this soviet beside which have sawed;sawn off the star.
As to stripes - in Uzbekistan official alphabet - latin so problems with reading the inscriptions no.
The Uzbek stripes special troops on sleeve are made in english!
Probably they simply ed the stripe at period of the education.
The Soldiers in Strichtarn camo on photo - not "BARS". You may wipe its message? Give its e-mail please.