The M58 Flächentarn pattern was issued between 19 to units in the East German Army (NVA) and Ministry of Interior (MDI).Although most surviving examples are in used condition, it is apparent that the dyes used to print these patterns were not thoroughly consistent, producing several minor color variations over time. In addition to the two-piece pullover uniform, this pattern was also printed on heavier-weight canvas material used for a zeltbahn (shelter half/poncho). Known colloquially as M49 sowjetische tarnbekleidung or Russisches tarnmuster (Russian camouflage), it was a tricolor pattern with large brown and russet amoebic blotches on a khaki background, and saw issue until approximately 1957. The lightweight fabric and distinctively Soviet style were discarded in later East German designs. The earliest camouflage uniform produced specifically for the DDR was based on the WW2 Soviet two-color MKK (maskirovochnyi kamuflirovannyi kostium) and was produced locally.

This led to the integration of East Germany's military forces into those of West Germany, and the dissolution of the Nationale Volks Armee (NVA), or East German Army.

A popular uprising in 1989 led to the downfall of the Communist regime and reunification of East and West Germany. The earliest camouflage patterns used by the DDR were essentially Soviet in design, whilst later ' rain' patterns were more likely influenced by WW2 German models. Like many nations of the Warsaw Pact, the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Democratishe Republik - DDR) or East Germany was heavily influenced by Soviet models in their development of military uniforms and equipment.

East german raindrop camo