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Volksmarine
Also known as People's Navy of East Germany, German Democratic Republic Navy, GDR navy
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Key facts
- Military unit.unit_name
- People's Navy
- Military unit.image
- Wappen Volksmarine NVA mit KM Orden.svg
- Military unit.image_size
- 180px
- Military unit.caption
- Insignia of the
- Military unit.dates
- 1 March 1956 – 2 October 1990
- Military unit.branch
- Ministry of National Defence
- Military unit.type
- Navy
- Military unit.role
- Coastal defenceAnti-submarine warfare
- Military unit.size
- 27,000
- Military unit.garrison
- Rostock
- Military unit.garrison_label
- Headquarters
- Military unit.battles
- Cold War