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The Air Forces of the National People's Army (‹See Tfd› German: Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee; LSK) was the Air Force of East Germany. As with the Landstreitkräfte, the Volksmarine, and the Border Troops, it was a military branch of the National People's Army (NVA). At the end of November 1953, a reorganisation of air units ...
The German Air Force (as part of the Bundeswehr) was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold Waras the aerial warfare branch of the armed forces of West Germany. After the reunificationof West and East Germanyin 1990, it integrated parts of the air force of the former German Democratic Republic, which itself had been founded in 1956 as part ...
The National People's Army (‹See Tfd› German: Nationale Volksarmee, pronounced [natsi̯oˈnaːlə ˈfɔlksʔaʁˌmeː] ⓘ; NVA [ɛn faʊ ˈʔaː] ⓘ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990. The NVA was organized into four branches: the Landstreitkräfte (Ground Forces), the Volksmarine (Navy), the ...
Unterleutnant had a single golden star, Leutnant two side-by-side stars, and Oberleutnant three stars in a triangle. Hauptmann rank had a fourth star above the triangular formation. Senior officer shoulder straps were twisted silver cords, Major had a single star, Oberstleutnant two stars, and Oberst three stars, again arranged following the ...
The reunified Germany's military aircraft consisted of a mix of East and West German Aircraft that were in service along with new aircraft acquired after combining. In 2004 the last remnants of the communist East German armed forces "NVA" have been given to neighbour countries of Germany, such as Poland.
The museum is in Berlin at a former Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force (RAF) airfield, RAF Gatow. The focus is on military history, particularly the history of the post-war German Air Force . The museum has a collection of more than 200,000 items, including 155 aeroplanes, 5,000 uniforms and 30,000 books.
East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland, [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant] ... Emblem of Air Force of the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic before 1959 ...
The Air Force / Air Defense Command (German: Kommando Luftstreitkräfte&Luftverteidigung) (LSK / LV) was created in 1956 for government air force and air defense. A year later, the administrations for the joint command LSK / LV-based Eggersdorf was established.