Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Germany during the cold war - Part 3 Combat Groups of the Working Class

In Military and Wartime > Military Hats and Caps > Show & Tell and Military and Wartime > Military Patches > Show & Tell.
Military Hats and Caps17 of 221Wool Green BeretThe Rarest CIVIL WAR "Authenic" Confederate Dug Hat Badge In The United State's
10
Love it
0
Like it

artfootartfoot loves this.
elanskielanski loves this.
Ted_StraubTed_Straub loves this.
yougottahavestuffyougottahavestuff loves this.
blunderbuss2blunderbuss2 loves this.
fortapachefortapache loves this.
mrcolorzmrcolorz loves this.
jscott0363jscott0363 loves this.
fattytailfattytail loves this.
vetraio50vetraio50 loves this.
See 8 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 4 years ago

    elanski
    (97 items)

    In this post you see a uniform patch for the East German Kda, and a Kda cap.

    The Combat Groups of the Working Class (KdA) was a civil reserve force tied to the DDR's Ministry of the Interior and the Volkspolizei, reaching 211,000 personnel at its peak in 1980.

    Initially, the official task of the KdA was to fight against saboteurs, class enemies, and other "enemies of socialism" within the DDR, especially as armed protection for valuable factories. The KdA was intended to mirror the People's Militias of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. The ethos of the worker being the centre of power in the new socialist state meant membership was mainly drawn from workers from state enterprises. The largest use of the KdA occurred during the construction of the Berlin Wall, when over 8,000 personnel consisting of the best-trained and most-politically reliable KdA units participated in the construction and guarding of the Berlin Wall in the summer and autumn of 1961.

    logo
    Military Hats and Caps
    See all
    VINTAGE U.S MILITARY HAT ARMY HOT WEATHER OD GREEN BASEBALL CAP SIZE 7 1/8 USGI
    VINTAGE U.S MILITARY HAT ARMY HOT W...
    $15
    RARE CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE CSA 4TH SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY REBEL KEPI HAT CAP
    RARE CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE CSA 4TH ...
    $1,425
    VINTAGE U.S MILITARY HAT ARMY HOT WEATHER OD GREEN BASEBALL CAP SIZE 7 3/8 USGI
    VINTAGE U.S MILITARY HAT ARMY HOT W...
    $15
    ww2 japanese Army Tropical Hat.1943.Very Good
    ww2 japanese Army Tropical Hat.1943...
    $61
    logo
    VINTAGE U.S MILITARY HAT ARMY HOT WEATHER OD GREEN BASEBALL CAP SIZE 7 1/8 USGI
    VINTAGE U.S MILITARY HAT ARMY HOT W...
    $15
    See all

    Comments

    1. fortapache fortapache, 4 years ago
      I was just reading an article about an East German style restaurant. There is a photo of the man who designed the wall. Patrons who knew who he was would sit with their back turned to the photo. Never knew about the KdR.

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.