National People's Army - Organization

The NVA comprised four main branches: The Landstreitkräfte, or ground forces, consisting of 120,000 soldiers. The Volksmarine, or navy, consisting of 16,300 sailors. The Luftstreitkräfte and Luftverteidigung, or air force and air defence, consisting of 39,000 airmen. The Grenztruppen, or border guard, consting of 50,000 border guards. (Technically, the Grenztruppen was separate from the NVA; rather, it was under the command of the Ministry of Defense.) As well, the DDR had large numbers of NVA reservists and parami ...

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