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						East German (ddr) Army (NVA)
						
						EM/NCO
						
						’s visor cap 
						
						
						WITH 
						OFFICER COCKADE 
NOTE :
						NVA clothing regulations allowed Career EMs/NCOs to wear 
						gabardine hats with partial officer insignia. 
						These modified officer hats, worn especially and perhaps 
						exclusively by senior NCOs (Oberfeldwebel and 
						Stabsfeldwebel ranks), remain uncommon