Formation of East German Army

Date: March 1, 1956 • Location: Berlin, Germany

Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.

East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally viewed as a communist state and described itself as a socialist workers' and peasants' state.