National People's Army

Army of the German Democratic Republic
Organization military Q155740
National People's Army
Wappenentwurf: Fritz Alfred Behrendt (* 17. Februar 1925 in Berlin; † 4. Dezember 2008 in Amsterdam) + Heinz Behling (* 9. Oktober 1920 in Berlin; † 5. Juni 2003 Berlin) diese Datei: Jwnabd · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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National People's Army

Summary

National People's Army is a military[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of military entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (697 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • National People's Army is in the country of German Democratic Republic[3].
  • National People's Army's head of government is recorded as Willi Stoph[4].
  • National People's Army's head of government is recorded as Heinz Hoffmann[5].
  • National People's Army's head of government is recorded as Heinz Kessler[6].
  • National People's Army's head of government is recorded as Theodor Hoffmann[7].
  • National People's Army's head of government is recorded as Rainer Eppelmann[8].
  • National People's Army's image is recorded as Coat of arms of NVA (East Germany).svg[9].
  • National People's Army's instance of is recorded as military[10].
  • National People's Army's flag image is recorded as Regimental colours of NVA (East Germany).svg[11].
  • National People's Army's flag image is recorded as Flag of NVA (East Germany).svg[12].
  • National People's Army's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of NVA (East Germany).svg[13].
  • National People's Army's headquarters location is recorded as Q490521[14].
  • National People's Army's headquarters location is recorded as Frankfurt (Oder) District[15].
  • National People's Army's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146553338[16].
  • National People's Army's GND ID is recorded as 2032312-8[17].
  • National People's Army's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50073773[18].
  • National People's Army's part of is recorded as Armed organs of the GDR[19].
  • National People's Army's Commons category is recorded as National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic[20].
  • National People's Army's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Nationale Volksarmee.ogg[21].
  • National People's Army's has part is recorded as Air Force of the National People's Army[22].
  • National People's Army's has part is recorded as East German Land Forces[23].
  • National People's Army's has part is recorded as East German Navy[24].
  • +1956-03-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National People's Army[25].
  • National People's Army was dissolved in +1990-10-02T00:00:00Z[26].
  • National People's Army's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027__k[27].

Body

Founding

+1956-03-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National People's Army[25].

Identity

National People's Army's part of is recorded as Armed organs of the GDR[19]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'NVA'}[28].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Q490521[14] and Frankfurt (Oder) District[15], a district of the German Democratic Republic[29], in German Democratic Republic[30], founded in 1952[31].

Dissolution

National People's Army was dissolved in +1990-10-02T00:00:00Z[26].

Why It Matters

National People's Army ranks in the top 6% of military entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (697 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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