The National People's Army (German:German Democratic RepublicDepartment of DefenseRegular armyGeneral[1]By the Army (Landstreitkr ä fte), the Navy (Volksmarine), the Air Force (Luftstreitkr ä fte), and later increased, with their own land, sea and air forcesBorder Guard Army(Grenztruppen).
Its predecessor was stationedPeople's police(KVP) was established in 1952.[2]Due to the militarization of West Germany in the mid-1950s, East Germany began to re-establish a regular army. On March 1, 1956, the National People's Army followedWest GermanyThe Federal Defense Force was established.The size of the National People's Army was about 90000 in the early days of its establishmentVoluntary military service, completely composed of volunteers, part of which is the originalGerman Defense Forcesofficers and men.Unlike the Bundeswehr, there are very few senior officers and war heroes of the former German National Defense Force in the National People's Army. Most of the former soldiers in the National People's Army, except for those who were formerly underground members of the German Communist Party and anti war figures, gradually arranged to change jobs, and only a few of them rose to high positions.In 1957, the Federal Defense Force changed to compulsory military service to prepare for the war, and in 1961, the National People's Army also changed toCompulsory military serviceThe number of troops has expanded to 170000,[3]Around 1981, it reached the peak of 200000 people.
After the upheaval of East Germany in 1990, the East German Democratic League government and defense minister led by De MezierHoffmanThe General tried to make the National People's Army exist as an independent military entity in the future new federal republic.Most of the efforts made simultaneously with de Mezier (for example, writing the lyrics of the East German national anthem into the unified German national anthem《Song of Germany》The effort ended in failure, but they still managed to incorporate about 50000 soldiers and lieutenants of the People's Army into the new Federal Defense Force (the total strength of the West German Federal Defense Force was reduced from 670000 to 370000).[4]Note: The armed forces of East Germany are complex, and the People's Army is not the general name of the armed forces of East Germany.
After the Second World War,Nazi Germany Defeat and surrender.afterPotsdam Conference Later, Germany was completely disarmed by the allies. Germany could not establish any armed forces again, but was allowed to establish a force for border defense. Germany's defense affairs were in the charge of the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union.
On March 1, 1956, the armed forces of East Germany were officially established and named the "National People's Army". This army was initially composed of former Nazi German soldiers captured by the Soviet Union in World War II and other volunteers.Since 1961, the East German government has formulated a conscription policy, recruiting new soldiers from the Free German Jugend and schools at all levels, and greatly expanding the number of troops to cope with the conflict caused by the tension between the East and West camps.On September 24, 1990, the National People's Army officially withdrewWarsaw Pact And the East German government also stopped operating soon.
Military uniform of the National People's Army
1990 after the reunification of Germany - present
On October 3, 1990, Germany, which had been divided for nearly half a century, was reunified again. East Germany was merged into West Germany, and Germany was formally reunified.As a result, the National People's Army of East Germany was replaced, and 50000 of them continued to serve in the Federal Defense Force, but soon left the army, leaving only some officers to continue working in the army.
Since the reunification of Germany, many unnecessary equipment of the National People's Army have been abandoned and dismantled, or sold to friendly countries andThird World CountriesEtc.
National People's Army rank uniform
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The National People's Army participated in several military missions throughout the Cold War, such as the suppression of 1968CzechoslovakiaOfPrague Spring。In addition, since 1961Berlin WallLater, the border defense army (Grenztruppen) under the National People's Army was responsible for guarding the eastWest BerlinBoundary tasks.Since then, many East German residents who wanted to leave for West Berlin were arrested, shot and killed by border guards at the fence posts.
AsWarsaw Pact The East German National People's Army, a member of the East German National People's Army, also needs to take part in military missions against the western camp.asCuban Missile CrisisAt that time, the National People's Army began to deploy operations, but the East and the West finally reached a reconciliation, and there was no large-scale military conflict.
