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by donaldjcheek » Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:15 pm
Stagg,
Don't have a lot of information , but here is what I know.
The National Volksarmee (NVA) developed a ration scale based on two sources - the old German Army and the Soviet Army. Two "norms" determined the scale of issue to troops. Like the Soviets, the issue was determined by assignment rather than actual need. Also like the Soviet Army, political reliability was the determining factor in assignment to a "norm."
Grundnorm 110 was the most common category, utilized by the majority of NVA troops. Grundnorm 130 was used by Border Guards, Security Troops, troops deployed forward "in defense of the border," and by sailors aboard ship.
The rations authorized were among the most generous of the former Warsaw Pact states.
Daily Service Ration:
N110 N130 N110 N130
Meat, Sausage or 220 g 250 g Nutritional Supplements 60 g 60 g
meat products Potatoes, fresh 800 g 800 g
Butter 50 g 50 g OR preserved 400 g 400 g
Milk/Milk products 300 g 350 g Vegetables 300 g 350 g
Fat 30 g 40 g Fruits 200 g 200 g
Eggs 35 g 40 g Rye Bread 300 g 300 g
Fish 45 g 45 g White Bread or 200 g 200 g
Cheese 35 g 40 g biscuit
Marmalade 30 g 30 g Tea 2 g 2 g
Sugar/Sweets 30 g 40 g seasonings 25 g 25 g
March Ration:
This was a cold ration issued to units in transit, which could be eaten without further preparation. For Grundnorm 110, the following items were authorized: Meat (either preserved or canned meat, sausage, or dried sausage) - 400 g; Bread - 500 g; Sweets - 100 g; Fruits (or fruit juices) - 70 pfennigs worth.
Combat Ration
The combat ration pack developed by the NVA reflected both Soviet and German army experience. It was fairly typical, containing of mostly canned and preserved items. Alone among Warsaw Pact armies, this ration included a plastic spoon. The ration consisted of: Canned meat - 200 g; Hard biscuit - 200 g; Marmalade - 30 g; Tea - 2 g; Salt - 15 g; Vitamin C-fortified dextrose tablets - 50 g; fuel tablets; and spoon. Since the ration did not meet NVA nutritional norms, it was usually supplemented with 500 g fresh or canned bread.
Special E-boat Ration
This was developed for naval personnel who manned small coastal security ships. Packed in a small, water-resistant paperboard box, the ration was intended as a meal replacement for watercraft too small to rate a galley. The drab green or gray box contained: 90 g canned meat; 25 g vitamin-enriched chocolate; a 200-ml bottle of vitamin C fortified fruit juice; and a 50 g roll of vitamin C fortified dextrose tablets. This ration was generally supplemented with 250 g bread or hard biscuit.
Border Security troops were often provided a similar pack for daily periods of duty on watchtowers or along the border. They also supplemented their rations with fresh berries & mushrooms, as well as rabbits caught in snares & traps, and fish (the area along the border, being off-limits to most traffic, was well stocked in wildlife, fruits, & mushrooms).
Hope this helps.
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"I think," said Christopher Robin, "that we ought to eat all our Provisions now, so that we shan't have so much to carry."
or something like that, I assumed is tartar sauce....couple of maggi boulllion cubes, some packets of drink powders " Ahoj-Brausse" brand..."brause pulver" flavors:"himbeer",orange,"waldmeister"* und "zitron". I assume " raspberry",orange, * is some type of a herb used to flavor wines...(woodruff?) and "lemon/lime"...
