The vehicles of the NVA

NVA is the abbreviation of "Nationale Volksarmee" (National peoples Army) - the name of the East German armed forces.

I had the chance during spring 1991 (eg. shortly after the reunification of Germany in October 1990) to visit a number of former NVA barracks, here are some of the photos.

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A T-72G MBT

A T-55AM2B MBT (a modification of the basic T-55)

An unmodified T-55 MBT

The amphibious light tank PT-76

The BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles was used in a little number

This BMP-1 IFV is painted in the camouflage pattern introduced in the NVA shortly before the reunification of Germany

A BMP-1 in overall green

A BRM-1K (also designated BMP M1976/2) reconnaisance vehicle

The turret of the BRM-1K - note the hatch covering the radar to the right

The standard wheeled APC of the NVA: the BTR-70

The BTR-60 was used in lots of variants, click for a picture of a BTR-60PU command post vehicle

Yet another wheeled APC: the BTR-152V3

The 122mm self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika

The 152mm self-propelled howitzer 2S3 Aktasiya

The BLG-60 bridge laying tank

The BAT-M engineering machine

A T-72 armoured recovery vehicle - only 3 were built

The T-55TK armoured recovery vehicle

An Ural-375D truck

A "Chieftain" of the NVA - based on a T-34

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