The 40. Fallschirmjägerbataillon Willi Sänger was the only airborne forces unit formation of the National People's Army, formed in 1962. The battalion was based in Prora on Rügen island and later near
NVA Fallschirmjäger uniform.
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The National People's Army were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic from 1956 until 1990.
40. Fallschirmjägerbataillon Willi Sänger
…The 40. Fallschirmjägerbataillon Willi Sänger (English: 40th Parachute Light Infantry Battalion) was the only airborne forces unit formation of the National People's Army, formed in 1962. The battalion was based in Prora on Rügen island (1962–82) and later near Potsdam (1982–90). Numerous military observers had considered…
Soldiers of the Guard Regiment Friedrich Engels marching at a changing-of-the-guard ceremony at the Neue Wache on the Unter den Linden in East Berlin
A DDR finial, here for a flag of a Ministry of the Interior (MdI) unit; the NVA had the same in gold.
An NVA Tatra-813 carrying a GAZ-63
MiG-29 in East German service