East German Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:active_years 1956-1990
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Air_Force_of_the_National_People's_Army
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:branch Land Forces
gptkbp:combat_history gptkb:German_reunification
Cold War era
post-World War II
Soviet influence
Berlin Wall era
disbandment in 1990
NATO opposition
Warsaw Pact member
impact on German military policy
integration into NATO
legacy in modern Germany
gptkbp:country gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1990
gptkbp:equipment Soviet-made weapons
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Potsdam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East German Army
gptkbp:insignia red star and laurel wreath
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:Main_Intelligence_Administration
gptkbp:leadership Minister of National Defense
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:People's_Navy
gptkbp:military_doctrine gptkb:Defense
gptkbp:military_exercises joint exercises with Soviet forces
gptkbp:military_lessons advanced training
specialized training
basic training
gptkbp:military_operations border security
peacekeeping missions
internal security
counter-insurgency
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Lieutenant
gptkb:General
private
captain
sergeant
major
colonel
gptkbp:military_service mandatory for men
gptkbp:motto For Peace and Socialism
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:National_People's_Army
gptkbp:post-reunification integrated into Bundeswehr
gptkbp:primary_role defense of East Germany
gptkbp:size approximately 175,000 personnel
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:flag_of_the_National_People's_Army
gptkbp:training Soviet military doctrine
gptkbp:uniform green and grey camouflage
gptkbp:youth_programs allowed in non-combat roles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Invasion_of_Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4