The Volksmarine was the naval force of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990. The Volksmarine was one of the service branches of the National People's Army and primarily performed a coastal defence role along the GDR's Baltic Sea coastline and territorial waters.
Cap of an Officer of the Volksmarine - (With cap cover) - 1962
Koni-class frigate Berlin-Haupstadt der DDR underway on 1 October 1985, observing NATO ships participating in "Exercise BALTOPS '85"
Koni-class frigate Rostock
Intelligence ship Jasmund
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