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The National People's Army were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic from 1956 until 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 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
The Land Forces of the National People's Army was the ground-based military branch of the German Democratic Republic National People's Army. The Land Forces Command, located at Geltow, was established
National People's Army
…pronounced ; NVA ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 until 1990. The NVA was organized into four branches: the Landstreitkräfte (Ground Forces), the Volksmarine (Navy), the Luftstreitkräfte (Air Force) and the Grenztruppen (Border Troops). The NVA belonged to the Ministry of…
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