GDR Army

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Video without words. Army of Eastern Germany.

 

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Last true army of German nation
Paradeübung der NVA 1963

NVA Parade - Erste Vereidigung 30. April 1956 Fahneneid

 

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Airborne troops(VDV)

More:http://oper-1974.livejournal.com/572201.html

 

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is it GDR in russian ? cause they usually call it DDR

 

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is it GDR in russian ? cause they usually call it DDR

In English, too.

 

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East German Military Parade 1989

It is like real Prussian parade. I bet Bundeswehr can not do this.

 

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39 Jahre DDR East Germany NVA Parade 1988

 

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The last guard change of the last true German army, 1990.

 

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GDR Army Parade, 1956.

@Desert Fox are this guys cool?

 

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25 Jahre DDR - Ehrenparade der NVA - 1974

 

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Mahnmahl Unter den Linden Wachablösung Berlin OST in der ehemailgen DDR

 

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Großer Wachaufzug der Nationalen Volksarmee (NVA).

 

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Luftstreitkräfte MiG-29s

 

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GDR Army Parade, 1956.

@Desert Fox are this guys cool?

The uniform might appear to be German, the marching style might seem to be German, but neither the army is German nor the ideology which it stood for is German.

DDR was as German as West "Germany" or its successor today.

 

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The uniform might appear to be German, the marching style might seem to be German, but neither the army is German nor the ideology which it stood for is German.

DDR was as German as West "Germany" or its successor today.

Well, I think Socialism (with some nationalism elements as it was in Eastern Germany, no LGBT, no multiculturalism and other liberal rubbish) is much closer to German spirit, than US-style capitalism. I've read some stories about Eastern German's army in Czechoslovakia during so called 1968 "Velvet Revolution" (in fact - attemp of armed coupe). Czechs did not fear Soviet Army - threw stones at our soldiers, called names. But when Germans arrived - Chechs immedietly became like sheeps.
DDR Army was second best in the Eastern block. It was Prussian-style tough army, created to be on the forefront in the possible attack on Europe. It had nothing to do with this Western German pussy-style army created to die first while Americans evacuating to USA if USSR attacks.