Early East German military tunics had “dark collars” reminiscent of Wehrmacht tunics. This was officially discontinued in 1974 (source: https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showpost.php?p=400919&postcount=13).
Has dark “charcoal grey” collar and pebble buttons.
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