Nationale Volksarmee DDR| Национальная Народная Армия ГДР

Music:Marsch von NVA der DDR – Unterwegs The German Democratic Republic (GDR) established the National People’s Army on March 1, 1956 (six months after the formation of the West German Bundeswehr) from the Kasernierte Volkspolizei (Barracked People’s Police). This formation culminated years of preparation during which former Wehrmacht officers and communist veterans of the Spanish Civil War helped organize and train paramilitary units of the People’s Police. Though the NVA featured a German appearance—inclu