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-* A second type ''Strichmuster'' design was introduced in 1968. This version differed from the original in having thicker brown rain straits on a greyish-green background. In production until the collapse of the DDR in 1990, numerous types of uniform, shelter half, helmet cover, field cap, field equipment and even a special airborne trooper fighting vest were produced in this pattern. This camouflage was also worn in Africa by Communist-inspired guerilla groups, particularly in [[Angola]] and [[South West Africa]], where the pattern was referred to as "rice fleck" in common parlance. In addition to uniforms, the ''strichmuster'' pattern can be found on a full series of combat load-carrying equipment, shelter halves, and some articles of individual equipment such as pistol holsters and cleaning kit pouches.
+* A second type ''Strichmuster'' design was introduced in 1968. This version differed from the original in having thicker brown rain straits on a greyish-green background. In production until the collapse of the DDR in 1990, numerous types of uniform, shelter half, helmet cover, field cap, field equipment and even a special airborne trooper fighting vest were produced in this pattern. This camouflage was also worn in Africa by Communist-inspired guerilla groups, particularly in [[Angola]] and [[South West Africa]], where the pattern was referred to as "rice fleck" in common parlance.
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-* Produced between 1965 and 1968, and in use for several years thereafter, the first type ''Strichmuster'' (line pattern) is a very simple pattern incorporating long, slender brown rain straits on a light greyish-green background. The "[[rain]]" theme was common with many Warsaw Pact nations ([[Poland]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Bulgaria]]) and was probably influenced by WW2 German designs such as ''Splittermuster'' and ''Sumpftarn.'' This is generally referred to as 1st Type East German ''strichtarn.''
+* Produced between 1965 and 1968 for use on the ''Kampfanzug 64'' combat uniform, and in use for several years thereafter, the first type ''Strichmuster'' (line pattern) or ''strichtarn'' (line camouflage) was a very simple pattern incorporating long, slender brown rain straits on a light greyish-green background. The "[[rain]]" theme was common with many Warsaw Pact nations ([[Poland]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Bulgaria]]) and was probably influenced by WW2 German designs such as ''Splittermuster'' and ''Sumpftarn.''
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-* A second type ''Strichmuster'' design was introduced in 1968. This version differed from the original in having thicker brown rain straits on a greyish-green background. In production until the collapse of the DDR in 1990, numerous types of uniform, shelter half, helmet cover, field cap, field equipment and even a special airborne trooper fighting vest were produced in this pattern. This camouflage was also worn in Africa by insurgent groups, particularly in [[Angola]] and [[South West Africa]].
+* A second type ''Strichmuster'' design was introduced in 1968. This version differed from the original in having thicker brown rain straits on a greyish-green background. In production until the collapse of the DDR in 1990, numerous types of uniform, shelter half, helmet cover, field cap, field equipment and even a special airborne trooper fighting vest were produced in this pattern. This camouflage was also worn in Africa by Communist-inspired guerilla groups, particularly in [[Angola]] and [[South West Africa]], where the pattern was referred to as "rice fleck" in common parlance. In addition to uniforms, the ''strichmuster'' pattern can be found on a full series of combat load-carrying equipment, shelter halves, and some articles of individual equipment such as pistol holsters and cleaning kit pouches.
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 == Experimental East German Camouflage ==
-Circa 2010, it came to light that the East German ''Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung'' (MFnV), or Ministry for National Defense, had at one time developed several alternative camouflage designs for consideration, either for use by the NVA or perhaps for distribution to friendly Marxist "liberation movements" around the third world. Official documents and surviving examples of the test fabrics suggest that the trial itself was conducted around 1975, and the fabric samples produced by the Research Institute for Textile Technology in Karl-Marx Stadt, under the direction of the MFnV. A detailed explaination of the test project, including examples of the camouflage designs, has been published by author Michael Krauß and can be found it its entirety [https://flaechentarn-kraus.hpage.com/]. Although there is no surviving evidence to suggest any of these experimental designs were adopted by the East German government, we know that the last of the designs (identified on placard only as "example No. 6") was worn by military personnel of the Sandinista government of Nicaragua, and probably supplied to them by the East German government.
+Circa 2010, it came to light that the East German ''Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung'' (MFnV), or Ministry for National Defense, had at one time developed several alternative camouflage designs for consideration, either for use by the NVA or perhaps for distribution to friendly Marxist "liberation movements" around the third world. Official documents and surviving examples of the test fabrics suggest that the trial itself was conducted around 1975, and the fabric samples produced by the Research Institute for Textile Technology in Karl-Marx Stadt, under the direction of the MFnV. A detailed explaination of the test project, including examples of the camouflage designs, has been published by author Michael Krauß and can be found it its entirety here: [https://flaechentarn-kraus.hpage.com/]. Although there is no surviving evidence to suggest any of these experimental designs were adopted by the East German government, we know that the last of the designs (identified on placard only as "example No. 6") was worn by military personnel of the Sandinista government of Nicaragua, and probably supplied to them by the East German government.
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 == Experimental East German Camouflage ==
-Circa 2010, it came to light that the East German ''Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung'' (MFnV), or Ministry for National Defense, had at one time developed several alternative camouflage designs for consideration, either for use by the NVA or perhaps for distribution to friendly Marxist "liberation movements" around the third world. Official documents and surviving examples of the test fabrics suggest that the trial itself was conducted around 1975, and the fabric samples produced by the Research Institute for Textile Technology in Karl-Marx Stadt, under the direction of the MFnV. A detailed explaination of the test project, including examples of the camouflage designs, has been published by author Michael Krauß and can be found it its entirety [[https://flaechentarn-kraus.hpage.com/|here]]. Although there is no surviving evidence to suggest any of these experimental designs were adopted by the East German government, we know that the last of the designs (identified on placard only as "example No. 6") was worn by military personnel of the Sandinista government of Nicaragua, and probably supplied to them by the East German government.
+Circa 2010, it came to light that the East German ''Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung'' (MFnV), or Ministry for National Defense, had at one time developed several alternative camouflage designs for consideration, either for use by the NVA or perhaps for distribution to friendly Marxist "liberation movements" around the third world. Official documents and surviving examples of the test fabrics suggest that the trial itself was conducted around 1975, and the fabric samples produced by the Research Institute for Textile Technology in Karl-Marx Stadt, under the direction of the MFnV. A detailed explaination of the test project, including examples of the camouflage designs, has been published by author Michael Krauß and can be found it its entirety [https://flaechentarn-kraus.hpage.com/]. Although there is no surviving evidence to suggest any of these experimental designs were adopted by the East German government, we know that the last of the designs (identified on placard only as "example No. 6") was worn by military personnel of the Sandinista government of Nicaragua, and probably supplied to them by the East German government.
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 == Experimental East German Camouflage ==
-Circa 2010, it came to light that the East German ''Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung'' (MFnV), or Ministry for National Defense, had at one time developed several alternative camouflage designs for consideration, either for use by the NVA or perhaps for distribution to friendly Marxist "liberation movements" around the third world. Official documents and surviving examples of the test fabrics suggest that the trial itself was conducted around 1975, and the fabric samples produced by the Research Institute for Textile Technology in Karl-Marx Stadt, under the direction of the MFnV. A detailed explaination of the test project, including examples of the camouflage designs, has been published by author Michael Krauß and can be found it its entirety [https://flaechentarn-kraus.hpage.com/versuchstarnmuster-1970/-71]. Although there is no surviving evidence to suggest any of these experimental designs were adopted by the East German government, we know that the last of the designs (identified on placard only as "example No. 6") was worn by military personnel of the Sandinista government of Nicaragua, and probably supplied to them by the East German government.
+Circa 2010, it came to light that the East German ''Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung'' (MFnV), or Ministry for National Defense, had at one time developed several alternative camouflage designs for consideration, either for use by the NVA or perhaps for distribution to friendly Marxist "liberation movements" around the third world. Official documents and surviving examples of the test fabrics suggest that the trial itself was conducted around 1975, and the fabric samples produced by the Research Institute for Textile Technology in Karl-Marx Stadt, under the direction of the MFnV. A detailed explaination of the test project, including examples of the camouflage designs, has been published by author Michael Krauß and can be found it its entirety [[https://flaechentarn-kraus.hpage.com/|here]]. Although there is no surviving evidence to suggest any of these experimental designs were adopted by the East German government, we know that the last of the designs (identified on placard only as "example No. 6") was worn by military personnel of the Sandinista government of Nicaragua, and probably supplied to them by the East German government.
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		+	Circa 2010, it came to light that East German ''Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung'' (MFnV), or Ministry for National Defense, had at one time developed several alternative camouflage designs for consideration, either for use by the NVA or perhaps for distribution to friendly Marxist "liberation movements" around the third world. Official documents and surviving examples of the test fabrics suggest that the trial itself was conducted around 1975, and the fabric samples produced by the Research Institute for Textile Technology in Karl-Marx Stadt, under the direction of the MFnV. A detailed explaination of the test project, including examples of the camouflage designs, has been published by author Michael Krauß [https://flaechentarn-kraus.hpage.com/versuchstarnmuster-1970/-71-.html/here]. Although there is no surviving evidence to suggest any of these experimental designs were adopted by the East German government, we know that the last of the designs (identified on placard only as "example No. 6") was worn by military personnel of the Sandinista government of Nicaragua, and probably supplied to them by the East German government.
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