The National People's Army were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990.
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 Berlin
A GDR 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
Land Forces of the National People's Army
The Land Forces of the National People's Army was the ground-based military branch of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) National People's Army (NPA). The Land Forces Command, located at Geltow, was established on 1 December 1972 as a management body created for the land forces. The NPA itself was created on March 1, 1956, from the Kasernierte Volkspolizei.
A company of Landstreitkräfte troops on parade in East Berlin, May 1985
BTR-70s on parade in East Berlin, 1989
A T-55AM2B on display at the Panzermuseum in Münster
A T-55A at the Panzermuseum