- The
Volksmarine (VM,
German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksmaˌʁiːne]; English: People's Navy) was the
naval force of the
German Democratic Republic (GDR) from...
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sleeve rings encircled the
lower cuffs. Korvettenkapitän was in the
Volksmarine of the GDR the
lowest grade of the
senior officer's rank group. It was...
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official name with
respect to the 1990
incorporation of the East
German Volksmarine (People's Navy). It is
deeply integrated into the NATO alliance. Its...
- of the
following branches: Land
Forces of the
National People's Army
Volksmarine – People's Navy Air
Forces of the
National People's Army The
border troops...
- flag
officer grade of the
Volksmarine,
equivalent to the one-star rank
Generalmajor (OF-6 as well). In the GDR
Volksmarine there were
three flag officer...
- with
other armed forces of the
Warsaw Pact. The
equivalent rank of the
Volksmarine (GDR Navy) was the Konteradmiral,
often called simply Herr
Admiral for...
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December 1956 the
headquarters of the
First Flotilla (de:Erste
Flottille (
Volksmarine)) of the East
German People's Navy was
established at Peenemünde. The...
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organized into four branches: the Landstreitkräfte (Ground Forces), the
Volksmarine (Navy), the Luftstreitkräfte (Air Force) and the
Grenztruppen (Border...
- been used by the Reichsmarine, Kriegsmarine, and Bundesmarine. In the
Volksmarine, the rank was
originally used in the same way
until the
suffix zur See...
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naval forces, e.g.
Imperial German Navy, Reichsmarine, Kriegsmarine,
Volksmarine, and the Austro-Hungarian K.u.K. Kriegsmarine,
admiral was an OF-8 three-star...