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Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:41 pm
by housil
Garron wrote:Pinch of luck is right, all I have seen for sale is the Iron Rations (compressed biscuit type in a small metal tin, E-portion I think).
Still available at ebay Ger, sometimes for just €1
Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:09 pm
by Bypah
Garron wrote: 
The border guards (Grenztruppen) had the best deal, a field canteen with food being brought to you in large boxes that kept the food warm( similar to the US ones, the name I cant remember)
Gaz
Kamaraden...Great find!!!!
Gaz, Are you referring to the Mermite insulated food containers ???
found these pics on ebay...
Peace!
Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:32 am
by Garron
Yes Bypah, thats its.
Somthing similar to that.
Thanks
Gaz
Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:17 am
by housil
Garron wrote:
Somthing similar to that.
Thanks
Gaz
Your
similar is exactly this:
Essenträger ("food carrier")
This "Mermites" are called "Thermophore", available in many shapes and sizes.
"We" had this, jerry can shaped, one´s:
Thats why every soldier still has his "Pickpot" and cuttlery at his web gear.
East and west German Armys had almost the same. Heritage of 2nd WW Wehrmachts equipment (until today
)
Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:20 am
by Garron
Heres a picture of them in use by the Grenzers.
Gaz
Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:56 am
by housil
Garron wrote:Heres a picture of them in use by the Grenzers.
Gak_chow.jpg
Gaz
Do you have a pic from another view?
The "blue case" is an ordinary bottle case, the yellow seems like another "case", maybe filled with the "Pickpots"?
Have you ever seens the
movie NVA?
Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:43 am
by housil
See my scan of the (genuie!) NVA papers of the K-Portion, released by the Ministry of National Defense (of East Germany) in Feb. 1989
Definition and (two) kinds
Contents
Packing
Values
Way of packing (three layers)
Gaz, you also will
need this:
Handbook of basic military knowledge
Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:32 am
by Garron
There were 2 pictures from that set that I saved, the resolution of the images is not that good,
Here it it,
I've got the FIlm NVA, its quite good. Shame it doesn't have English subtitles. I only understand a little.
Gaz
Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:00 am
by housil
Garron wrote:There were 2 pictures from that set that I saved, the resolution of the images is not that good,
Here it it,
Gak_snack.jpg
This?
Seems like the ordinary mess kit (Pickpot)to me...
...or something similar
Re: NVA-Ration K-Portion
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:28 pm
by Bypah
ha ha ha ha ha ha....
That movie is funny... Specially the intro in their website
Poor Fidel....lol
Peace!