This video summarizes the history of the NVA from its foundation till its end. It answers the questions: How big was the East German army and how was it structured and who was its leader. It also contains information about the NVA uniforms and equipment and the merger with the Bundeswehr in 1990. Books: - Armee für Frieden und Sozialismus - Geschichte der nationalen Volksarmee – R Wenzke - Von der Nationalen Volksarmee zur Bundeswehr - https://www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de/de/recherche/dossiers/198990-friedliche-revolution-und-deutsche-einheit/nationale-volksarmee-bundeswehr Online sources: • Frankfurt Documents – www.csu-geschichte.deKVP 1953 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-19400-0127 / Krueger, Wolfgang / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5422466 • German Uprising 1953 - By Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-F005191-0040 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5448844 • Warsaw Pact – Map - CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27441 • Willi Stoph in 1976- By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R0430-0305A / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5368000 • Heinz Hoffmann in 1969 – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-P0113-318 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5367417 • NVA at the Berlin Wall & Prague footage – US National Archives • Erich Honecker 1976 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R0518-182 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5368041 • Soldiers remove snow at Neubrandenburg station - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-U0102-026 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5370567 • Theodor Hoffmann - By Eberhard Marx - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27842419 • Mig East German Airforce – By Rob Schleiffert from Holland - MiG-21M Drewitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45227726