Land Forces of the NVA

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The Land Forces of the NVA were the ground warfare branch of East Germany’s armed forces, responsible for the country’s army operations during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military branch
alliance Warsaw Pact
borderingOpposingState West Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
commandLanguage German
component air defense units
artillery units
chemical defense units
engineer units
motorized rifle divisions
reconnaissance units
signals units
tank divisions
conflict Cold War
country East Germany
East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
disbanded 1990
disbandedAfter unified Germany
surface form: German reunification
doctrineInfluencedBy Soviet military doctrine
established 1956
garrisonCountry East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
governedBy Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) influence
headquartersLocation East Berlin
historicalEra Cold War
ideology socialism
language German
mainTask defense of East German territory
support of Warsaw Pact operations in Central Europe
militaryBranchOf Nationale Volksarmee
surface form: Armed Forces of the German Democratic Republic
militaryRankStructureBasedOn Soviet military ranks
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces rank system
nativeName Landstreitkräfte der NVA
surface form: Landstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee
partOf Nationale Volksarmee
surface form: National People’s Army
primaryOpposingAlliance NATO
primaryOpposingForce Bundeswehr
role ground operations
land warfare
shortName Landstreitkräfte der NVA
subordinateTo Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung der DDR
surface form: Ministry of National Defense of the GDR
successor integrated into the Bundeswehr
trainingDoctrine modeled on Soviet Army training
usedEquipmentFrom Czechoslovakia
Poland
Soviet Union
usedEquipmentType air defense systems
armored personnel carriers
artillery
small arms
tanks

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East German National People's Army (logistical support) hasBranch Land Forces of the NVA
subject surface form: East German National People's Army
11th Motor Rifle Division partOf Land Forces of the NVA
this entity surface form: Land Forces of the National People’s Army
40th Paratroop Battalion militaryBranch Land Forces of the NVA
this entity surface form: Land Forces of the National People’s Army
1st Motor Rifle Division partOf Land Forces of the NVA
this entity surface form: Land Forces of the National People’s Army