Air Forces/Air Defense of the NVA

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The Air Forces/Air Defense of the NVA was the air force and integrated air defense branch of East Germany’s National People’s Army during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air defense force
air force
military branch
absorbedBy Bundeswehr
allegiance Warsaw Pact
alsoKnownAs East German Air Force
surface form: Air Forces/Air Defense of the GDR

East German Air Force
Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung
surface form: Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung der NVA
commandLanguage German
conflict Cold War
country East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
dissolvedFollowing unified Germany
surface form: German reunification
doctrineInfluencedBy Soviet Air Defense Forces
surface form: Soviet Air Defence Forces

Soviet Air Forces
surface form: Soviet Air Force
emblem roundel with black-red-gold rings and GDR coat of arms
endTime 1990-10-02
garrisonCountry East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
headquartersLocation Eggersdorf
Strausberg
ideology socialism
integratedWith Soviet Air Defense Forces
surface form: Soviet Air Defence Forces in the GDR

national air defense system of the GDR
militaryBranchOf Nationale Volksarmee
surface form: National People’s Army
nativeName Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung
surface form: Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung der Nationalen Volksarmee
notableBase Drewitz Air Base
Finow Air Base
Holzdorf Air Base
Laage Air Base
Preschen Air Base
operationalArea airspace of the German Democratic Republic
partOf Nationale Volksarmee
surface form: National People’s Army
peacetimeSubordination Ministerium für Nationale Verteidigung der DDR
surface form: Ministry of National Defense of the GDR
primaryRole air defense
air superiority
ground attack
reconnaissance
transport
shortName LSK/LV
startTime 1956-03-01
successor German Air Force
usedAircraft Antonov An-2
surface form: An-2

Antonov An-26
surface form: An-26

Il-14
Aero L-39 Albatros
surface form: L-39 Albatros

Mil Mi-2
surface form: Mi-2

Mi-24
Mi-8
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
surface form: MiG-15

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
surface form: MiG-17

MiG-19
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
surface form: MiG-21

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
surface form: MiG-23

MiG-29
Su-22
usedWeaponSystem S-200 Vega
surface form: S-125 Neva

S-200 Vega
S-60 57 mm anti-aircraft gun
S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) missile
surface form: S-75 Dvina

SA-2 Guideline
SA-3 Goa
SA-5 Gammon
ZSU-23-4 Shilka
wartimeSubordination Soviet High Command
surface form: Soviet High Command in the GDR

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East German National People's Army (logistical support) hasBranch Air Forces/Air Defense of the NVA
subject surface form: East German National People's Army