Photos NVA East German Armed Forces (1956-1990)

[Connaught Ranger]

East German Soldier aims a RPK during training, 1980s

White camo on the helmet is paper inserted under the camo net.

 

[Fluff]

East German soldier during an obstacle course, 1981

Simulation of getting out of a burning BTR?

 

[ao_sepia]

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border between eastern and western germany?

 

[Fish&Chips]

Yes. The man on the right is a West German border guard.

 

[BravoZulu]

Simulation of getting out of a burning BTR?

My thought also mate

 

[BravoZulu]

East German T-72s parade for the DDR’s 40th anniversary, 1989.

 

[Flagg]

East German T-72s parade for the DDR’s 40th anniversary, 1989.

Very interesting photo.

Especially from the perspective that it was the last one, very soon to be all over rover.

I wonder what was going on in the heads of those in the reviewing stand?

Who thought DDR would last another 40 years?

Who thought DDR wouldn’t last another 40 days?

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

This is one of those photos where weeks evolved like decades.

 

[haze99]

Interesting thoughts Flagg.

DDR NVA soldaten clean weapons after range.

Soldier inspects his MpikM (AKM) rifle while others clean USSR-made RPK's (1-MGK designated by DDR)

Motorized Rifle troops inspected.

 

[berkut76]

Early-to-mid 1970s, I guess.

 

[haze99]

Mid-to-late 1960's era.
Soldaten wearing "Blumentarn" camouflage field uniform, aims MpikM (AKM) rifle.
Magazine pouch in Strichtarn-pattern camo.

Enlisted soldier armed with MPiKMS-72 (AKMS)

Soldier aims MpiK-74N (AK-74) rifle.

 

[haze99]

Well, let us resurrect thus thread!!

East Berlin
40. Fallschirmjägerbataillon (Willi Sänger) wearing field uniforms with garrison beret.

East Berlin
Soviet Reload vehicles, 9T29 transporter with three 9M21 rockets (NATO: FROG-7)

Motorised Rifle squad load into USSR BMP-1 IFV.

 

[BravoZulu]

Child plays with the rifle of an East German soldier, 1984

 

[Connaught Ranger]

Child plays with the rifle of an East German soldier, 1984
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Child also has a NVA bread bag, very similar in design to the old Third Reich model, so much so NVA ones are often passed off as WW2 originals to the unknowing.

 

[Kadir93]

Soldiers in Berlin.

 

[BravoZulu]

Coffee break on the 2nd Advent in a barracks room of the National People's Army around 1970.

 

[Redav]

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[Redav]

How ironic that the DDR was the last heir of the prussian military traditions (not counting with Chile)

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[Redav]

A beautiful anthem

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[vonFeilitzsch]

Very interesting photo.

Especially from the perspective that it was the last one, very soon to be all over rover.

I wonder what was going on in the heads of those in the reviewing stand?

Who thought DDR would last another 40 years?

Who thought DDR wouldn’t last another 40 days?

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

This is one of those photos where weeks evolved like decades.

As a German with a Family thats has some GDR history I thought it could be adequate for me to answer this as good as I can.
Bottom line: Nobody saw it coming. My Grandpa fled the GDR in 1962. My GreatGrandmother und GreatGrandather were allowed to leave the GDR in 76 because the GDR did not want to care for old people and was pretty okay with allowing them to leave because the BRD was gonna have to pay for them... Even though Gorbatschow was pretty progressive A LOT of people on both sides of the border thought he was gonna be overthrown basically just turn sick and not reappear if you know what i mean. Everybody was quite suprised when the General Secretary Schabowsky said the everybody was allowed to travel west.